USCIS Proposed Rule: Automatic Extension of EADs
Anyone on an EAD (you know who you are!) that needs to extend his or her EAD (employment authorization document) that it can be an anxiety filled process if the[…]
Day: December 30, 2015
USCIS Proposed Rules: Retention of Priority Dates
The proposed rules will make a significant change in retaining priority dates in employment-based immigrant petitions. Currently, the priority date of an immigrant petition, can be retained in subsequent applications[…]
USCIS Proposed Rule: Non-Immigrant Workers get 60 days grace period!
There is a common misunderstanding of grace periods. I have many clients, especially on H1b visas, say they believe they have 30 days. When I tell them that they have[…]
New USCIS proposed rule: No more revocation of certain I-140s!
One of the most anxiety causing issues for an employment-based immigrant stuck in the green card blackhole (otherwise known as backlog) is whether his or her employer will revoke an[…]
A new year’s gift from USCIS: 140 portability rules and much more
As per President Obama’s executive action announcement of November 2015, a year later, we are presented with the much anticipated policy change rules that will likely make employment-based immigration better[…]