Immigration Articles

There are many ways to get a green card and the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program is one of those. The program was established under the 1990 Immigration Act and is conducted every year. This program was mainly designed to help natives from certain countries to immigrate to the US. 55,000 immigrant visas are separately […]

A passport is an “internationally recognized travel document that verifies the identity and nationality of the bearer.” Remember that you should have a valid U.S. passport to enter and leave most foreign countries. The U.S. Department of State is the body that has the authority to grant, issue, or verify U.S. passports. If your passport

If you live outside the US, you can become a permanent resident (green card holder) of the US through consular processing. The USCIS will work with the Department of State to grant a visa on an approved Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, when a visa is available. To qualify under this category, you

One major difference between applications for asylum or refugee status is where the application is made. Refugees are required to apply from outside the United States, whereas people requesting asylum must apply either at a US border (airports, seaports) or from within the US. Form Location Update USCIS has changed the filing location for Form

National Interest Waivers are only for immigrants of exceptional ability applying in the second employment-based preference in sciences, arts, or business. Through the National Interest Waiver, you can apply for an immigrant visa with no job offer from a US employer and no labor certification. There is no National Interest Waiver for an immigrant visa

Getting an H3 trainee visa is a two-step process: After this application is approved, the foreign national can use his/her visa to enter the US as a H3 trainee visa holder. Applying to Change Status to H3 Trainee Visa from Inside the US If the foreign national is visiting the US at the time that

Sponsor’s Requirements To obtain a H3 visa, the sponsoring US company or government agency has to submit : For a “special education” H3 visa, the US employer is required to submit a description of the training the foreign national will take and also a description of the staff and facilities where they will be trained.

The H3 visa classification is for foreign nationals seeking on-the-job training provided by a US company or a US government agency. Through this visa, foreign nationals can come to the US for the purpose of training in any field including, but not limited to commerce, communications, finance, government, transportation, agriculture, government leadership or “special education”.