By: Yova Borovska | Mar 6, 2017 | Immigration
On March 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, beginning on April 3, 2017, it will temporarily suspend Premium Processing for all H-1B visa petitions. Premium Processing is a USCIS service providing expedited processing for...
By: Yova Borovska | Jul 12, 2016 | Immigration
The U.S. Department of State has published the monthly “Visa Bulletin” for August 2016. The Visa Bulletin is a government publication, the primary purpose of which is to provide an updated waiting list for immigrants that are subject to the quota system. Usually, the...
By: William Flynn, Chris Thorn and Yova Borovska | Mar 15, 2016 | Immigration
On Friday, March 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the long-awaited final rule relating to Optical Practical Training (OPT) extensions for foreign students with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. The rule...
By: Yova Borovska | Mar 4, 2016 | Immigration
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created the Known Employer pilot, which is only limited to nine preselected employers and is not available to other employers yet. The pilot seeks to assess a way to streamline the process for employers seeking to...
By: Yova Borovska, William Flynn, Beatrice LeVine, CP FRP and Chris Thorn | Jan 22, 2016 | Immigration
The most common H work visa is the H-1B which is for “specialty occupations.” A specialty occupation is one that requires at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a specific field of study as a minimum for entry into a particular...
