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USCIS Guidance on O-1 Applicants Working in the Arts / Motion Picture & Television
USCIS has issued a Policy Alert and updated the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how USCIS determines whether an O-1B Applicant is evaluated as a person of extraordinary ability in the arts (O-1B Arts) or as a person of extraordinary achievement in the motion...
Prevailing Wages Maintained for Immigration Applications
Employers that want to hire H-1B, H-1B1 or E-3 visa holders to fill their open positions must pay them at least the prevailing wage as set by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Additionally, employers that want to sponsor their employees for permanent resident status...
Some Facts About the I Visa
The I visa is available to individuals who represent foreign media, wish to come to the U.S. for such professional purposes and have an office in another country. The I visa is a specific type of visa, not to be confused with other visas based on employment. Here are...
What are the requirements for Employment Based (EB) visas?
When people hear about visas to enter the United States, tourist visas may come to mind. However, there are other nonimmigrant and immigrant visas that the United States issues, with employment-based (EB) visas being a vital component to the economy. Not all...
How to Understand Unlawful Presence Waivers
Immigration law in the USA, including California, involves past actions or orders that create hurdles in the immigration process. It can be stressful to find out that a loved one is inadmissible to the United States, but certain measures under immigration law could...
How can a student visa holder change to an employment visa?
International students can come to the United States on an F-1 visa, but that particular visa won't assist someone seeking full-time, permanent employment upon the completion of their studies. This does not necessarily mean that an F-1 visa holder in California or...
How does the fiance visa work?
Many Americans find love with people from other countries. In some cases, the relationship may progress to the point where they decide to make things permanent and get married. If you want to bring your fiance into the United States, it’s important to know about the...
EB-5 visas face an uncertain future
The cloud that surrounds the future of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program – also known as the EB-5 visa – is creating concerns among investors as the program is expected to end this month, unless it is reauthorized. EB-5 visas have played a pivotal role in investors...
Immigration News: End of 2019 Public Charge Rule of Inadmissibility
This post is an update to our earlier posts on the Public Charge Rule. Our last post on the Public Charge Rule, before the post below, can be read here.) March 9, 2021 marked the official end of the 2019 Public Charge Rule of Inadmissibility when a US court order...
