February 2022 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The February 2022 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. It feels like it has been a while since anything major happened in a visa bulletin release, which could be[…]
Category: Employment-Based Immigration
USCIS Provides Clarifying Guidance on O-1 Nonimmigrants in Arts vs. Motion Picture and Television
Copied from USCIS: USCIS Provides Clarifying Guidance on O-1 Nonimmigrants in Arts vs. Motion Picture and Television U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy[…]
Three Tips for Cap-Season H1B Visa Lottery Preparation
The H1B season is upon us once again. While the USCIS has not announced a date for accepting applications yet, it will likely be around March 20th with the lottery[…]
New Podcast: “The Startup Visa Podcast” Hosted by Tahmina Watson
We are so thrilled to share that we are launching a second podcast- The Startup Visa Podcast! Inspired by her book, The Startup Visa, Second Edition, best-selling author and award[…]
Tahmina Talks Immigration New Episodes Out Now!
Thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported the Tahmina Talks Immigration Podcast. To wrap up the year, we have 4 new episodes to share with you! In[…]
DHS Withdraws H-1B Selection Final Rule
Copied from USCIS: The Department of Homeland Security has published a final rule that withdraws the Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions final rule,[…]
January 2022 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The January 2022 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this week. Most categories saw little to no forward movement so not a whole lot to comment on in this post. Once[…]
Department of State Provides Updates for Interview Waivers
The Department of State updated its website this week to reflect the new rules for waiving interviews. See below. If you qualify, then contact the embassy at which your case[…]
International Entrepreneur Parole AILA Webinar 12/7
Tahmina Watson is presenting on the International Entrepreneur Parole rule at AILA’s educational webinar tomorrow, December 7th at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern. Registration is open at the link here. Copied from[…]
December 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The December 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. Most employment-based categories saw some steady forward movement but nothing particularly noteworthy. Most family-based categories saw little to no movement.[…]