State-side visa stamping steps and guidance
The highly anticipated guidance rules for state-side visa stamping was released on Dec 20, 2023. This will be a pilot program for H1B visas only with 20,000 visas only. Therefore,[…]
Happy New Year from all of us at Watson Immigration Law!
A very Happy New Year from all of us at Watson Immigration Law! We are grateful to all our clients, partners, collaborators, listeners, readers and community. It is a privilege[…]
Tahmina Watson Quoted in Science.org Article “New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for STEM workers”
In this Science.org article published on December 27, 2023, WIL’s very own Tahmina Watson and friend of WIL Doug Rand were quoted on her thoughts regarding USCIS and recent positive[…]
Tahmina Watson’s “The Startup Visa” at Times Square
A HUGE congratulations to our very own Tahmina Watson and her new book The Startup Visa for being featured at Times Square in New York City! Check out the photos[…]
USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
USCIS has announced an increase for Premium Processing Fees on visa applications. Please see below for updated pricing: Release Date 12/27/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a final rule that[…]
January 2024 Visa Bulletin
The January 2024 Visa Bulletin was released. There were multiple significant movements in this month’s Visa Bulletin. See below for more details Commentary: January 2024 Final Action Dates Update For[…]
USCIS Updates Guidance and Clarifies Policy on Family-Based Conditional Permanent Residence
Announced by the USCIS on December 12, 2023: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance on family-based conditional permanent residence in its Policy Manual. The update consolidates and updates[…]
Pilot for H-1B Domestic Visa Renewal Clears White House Review
According to the article “Pilot for H-1B Domestic Visa Renewal Clears White House Review” by Andrew Kreighbaum: The U.S. is launching a pilot program for H-1B holders, allowing a limited[…]
November 2023 Visa Bulletin
The November 2023 Visa Bulletin was released. There were no significant movements in this month’s Visa Bulletin. See below for more details Commentary: November 2023 Final Action Dates Update For[…]
October 2023 Visa Bulletin
The October 2023 Visa Bulletin was released. There were some significant movements in this month’s Visa Bulletin. Most notably, India EB-1 final action dates advanced by 5 years to January[…]