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February 25, 2021
Employment-Based Visas Each year, the U.S. allows roughly 700,000 immigrants to enter the country. Out of those, 140,000 are given an opportunity to establish residence through an employment-based visa. There …
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President Joe Biden’s immigration bill includes multiple changes to the current immigration policy that will likely affect the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States who do not …
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Green Card Benefits for Lawful Permanent Residents When you come to the United States on an immigrant visa, you are granted green card benefits that allow you to both live …
Read This ArticleJanuary 7, 2020
This year we will face a new and, hopefully, improved H-1B process. Following months of anticipation, last month USCIS announced that employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions will be …
Read This ArticleJune 26, 2019
Since March 2019, employers across the U.S. have received over a half-million “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA), informing them that the name or number listed on a …
Read This ArticleFebruary 25, 2019
You can lose your permanent resident status if you leave the U.S. with the intention of living permanently somewhere else. Since temporary trips outside the U.S. are permissible, what steps …
Read This ArticleJanuary 14, 2019
In the area of employment-based immigration, the laws have not changed, but there have been actions at the executive level that make it more difficult for United States businesses who …
Read This ArticleNovember 14, 2018
In the wake of (now former) Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ termination, a great deal of speculation with regards to the future of United States immigration policy has arisen. Sessions was …
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