H-1B Specialty Occupation Visa
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
What is an H-1B visa? H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows United States employers to temporarily employ workers from foreign countries. The work that the foreign worker is limited to what are called ‘specialty occupations.’ These are occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in a field of study. These fields of study can […]
Read More10 updates on the H-4 Employment Authorization from USCIS
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
1) Effective May 26, 2015 Department of Homeland Security is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependant spouses of H1-B nonimmigrant’s who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status (LPR).2) In order to be eligible, you must be H-4 dependent spouse of H-1B nonimmigrant.3) Have a I-140 approved petition for alien worker.4) Or […]
Read MoreViolence Against Women Act For Men
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
The Law Offices of Varun Luthra The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a United States law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994 to curb violence against those facing domestic violence and protects those vulnerable to such violence. Senator Joe Biden authored the 1994 Act with support from various coalitions and advocacy groups. VAWA […]
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Extreme Hardship
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
The Ohio and Maryland law offices of immigration attorney Varun Luthra This article concerns itself with the term ‘extreme hardship’ and what it is. To prove extreme hardship requires knowledge of how it can be used to unite you and your loved ones while taking into your lawful or unlawful status into account. What is […]
Read MoreEB-5 immigrant investors
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
What is the EB-5 immigrant investor visa? The EB-5 immigrant investor visa is a way to obtain lawful permanent residence status if you can invest money in the United States. What are the requirements for EB-5 immigrant investor visa? Simply put, if you are willing to invest $500,000 or a million dollars capital investment amount […]
Read MoreI-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
What is an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form? The I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification is a form that must be completed for every new employee. Section 1 needs to be completed on the first day of the employee’s assignment. Section 2 must be completed within three business days of the commencement of the employment, there needs […]
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Requirements before filing for employment certification
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
The following are pre-filing recruitment steps need to be conducted within 6 (180 days) months of filing the application for alien employment certification: 1) A job order is required for all applications involving professional occupations. Start and end dates of the job order are required for documentation purposes. Placement of the job order serving the […]
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The process of seeking asylum in the United States
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
On what basis can I seek asylum? Asylum could be sought on the basis of any number of things. To seek asylum is to seek protection from a fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion. The definitions of each one of these are broader in some […]
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The Path to United States Citizenship
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
What is the eligibility for Naturalization? If you are 18 years or older and have been a lawful permanent resident for the past 5 years, you are eligible. If you are at least 18 years old and are currently married to and living with a U.S. citizen and have been married to a U.S. citizen […]
Read MoreRemoval proceedings with I-130 pending
By: vadmin / December 19, 2023
This blog posts focuses on the main aspects of the DHS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Memorandum guidance regarding the handling of removal proceedings of aliens with pending or approved applications or petitions. Expedited adjudication involving detained and non-detained aliens with pending applications or I-130s. Relief from removal/dismissal – File a request to join […]
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