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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The September 2023 Visa Bulletin was released. There were no significant movements in this month’s Visa Bulletin. India EB-1 final action dates remain at January 01 2012. See below for[…]
Watson Immigration Law’s very own Tahmina Watson has been featured in the October 2023 edition of the Washington State Bar News Magazine! This special edition of the magazine recognizes the[…]
The long awaiting guidance for state-side visa stamping was released on Dec 20, 2023. Here’s what you need to know: Who is eligible for this new pilot? 1. Are seeking[…]
USCIS published new guidance clarifying when international students can work for their startups. See below and more on this soon. USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy[…]
We are so pleased to share that our bestselling book in the startup visa series “The Startup Visa: US Immigration Visa Guide for Startups and Founders” is available in Spanish![…]
Join me and IACS India American Community Service for a virtual event on Dec 7th at 7 pm PST. We’ll discuss the proposed regulations to modernize the H-1B visa program.[…]