Immigration Articles

The US Employer The H2B employer must be a US employer with a lawful presence in the US, having an IRS tax ID number, and a legitimate job opportunity in the US. The employer is considered the “Petitioner” in the H2B application process, which means that it is the employer who sponsors the employee for […]

You can go from H1B status to Legal Permanent Residence (green card holder) in the US. Though this is not possible with every type of non-immigrant visa, the H1B visa is a “dual intent visa.” Learn about other Green Cards that are available here. For many non-immigrant visa categories, you have to prove to the

If you become a lawful permanent resident through an adjustment of status you can use the Form I-824 follow to join application to apply for an immigrant visa for your spouse and children below the age of 21. In this case, a separate Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative need not be filed. Instead, the

The USIS is the acronym for the United States Information Service. It is the overseas name for the no longer existing United States Information Agency. The USIS is a name that was sometimes used in the past, both officially and non-officially, to refer to at the very least one of the many United States federal

To get an H1B visa, the individual must have a specific job offer from an employer for work to be performed inside the US. H1B visas are issued to individuals who are being employed to perform in a “specialty occupation”. Specialty occupation is defined as, “one that requires theoretical application of a body of highly

The H1B category is used by US employers to bring foreign professional workers temporarily to the US. This visa classification is reserved for specialty occupations, which means that the occupation must require the theoretical and practical application of specialized knowledge. The government restricts the number of H1B visas that can be issued by the USCIS

Signature Requirements for USCIS Forms Applicants and petitioners have to sign their respective USCIS applications and petitions. The signature must be original. Parents and legal guardians can sign on behalf of their children under age 14. Legal guardians can sign for applicants who are incompetent to sign. Under such circumstances, the USCIS application package should

In order to enjoy the privilege of living and working in the U.S. without any restrictions lawful permanent residents must adhere to certain basic rules to maintain their status. In order to successfully maintain their immigration status, lawful permanent residents must take note of the following criteria: Any kind of violation of any of the