The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa category in the United States designed to allow employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. A specialty occupation generally requires the application of specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. The H-1B visa is commonly used in fields like technology, engineering, medicine, law, accounting, and education, among others. Eligibility and Application Process for the H visa To qualify for an H-1B visa, an applicant must have a job offer from a U.S. employer in a specialty occupation. The employer must ..read more

USCIS shared its results for the past 2023 fiscal year. Against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis on the southern border and the problem of funding Ukraine and Israel, USCIS publishes its results for 2023. Just after the House of Representatives announced the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas (head of DHS). The original article lists a huge amount of data, we have carefully studied it and will share with you the most important information, in our opinion. We’ll have to summarize briefly due to the Instagram limit. 1. Record number of cases processed. USCIS processed 10 million transactions (f ..read more

Got a denial of naturalization, what to do next? Filed Form N-400 (Application for Naturalization) and got denied, how to proceed and what to do? Form N-400 itself is quite complex and needs to be filled out very carefully. People, out of inexperience and ignorance, make mistakes, so getting refusals is not so uncommon. What to do if you got a denial, here are some of the options: You can appeal the denial of your naturalization using Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings; Alternatively, you can file a new application for naturalization (if you made mist ..read more

$20 billion for the southern border of the United States, what are they going to spend it on? On February 4, the U.S. Senate released an updated bill allocating $20 billion to the southern border of the United States. What will the allocated money be spent on and what innovations await U.S. immigration policy? The Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act bill contains a fairly large amount of information, including funding allocations for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the southern border. A total of more than $20 billion is proposed to be allocated to the border, this money w ..read more

USCIS is prepared for a possible government shutdown and making corrections for late filing of documentation to renew or alter your status in the United States. On January 25, 2024, USCIS updated its guidelines, allowing it to exempt a non-resident from the obligation to apply for an extension of stay or change of status promptly if the delay was caused by exceptional circumstances beyond the applicant’s or petitioner’s control. In its update, USCIS specifies that exceptional circumstances may include, but are not limited to, situations where the delay was caused by a delay or termination of w ..read more

Republican leaders in Washington have accused the Biden administration of exploiting the parole law, which they argue is only supposed to be used in extraordinary circumstances. Republican legislators in Congress sought significant restrictions on parole and political asylum in exchange for funding for the southern border and military aid for Ukraine. As part of a possible border policy agreement, the White House and a bipartisan group of senators have agreed to tighten asylum-granting limitations and boost deportation authority. Nonetheless, both sides have indicated that they can reach an ag ..read more

A Notice of Appeal or Motion is a request to USCIS asking them to reconsider an unfavorable decision made on your petition or application. A motion to reconsider is a request for USCIS to review an adverse decision, but with a new legal argument asserting that the decision was incorrect. Using the same evidence, you need to present an argument showing that USCIS made a mistake in its decision regarding your application, usually in the case of a denial. Additionally, you need to prove that the evidence you presented warrants approval. Crafting a legal argument, especially within the short 30-da ..read more

USCIS has announced an increase in immigration fees for filing forms and petitions. After a “brief” discussion, USCIS published news that new fees for filing forms and petitions will take effect on April 1, 2024. The updated fees will affect a large number of forms, including the commonly used I-130, I-131, I-485 and I-765. Public discussion of the new fees began in January 2023 and ended in January this year. During this time, USCIS received 5,400 comments which the agency “took into account.” In its statement, USCIS states that “the new fees will not increase by more than 26%, which is equiv ..read more

There are several ways to obtain US citizenship. These include: – Naturalization after long-term residence in the US with official permanent resident status; – Service in the US military; – Marriage to a US citizen; – Being the child of a US citizen; – Through political asylum. By obtaining a US passport, you can live, work, study, receive medical, social and legal assistance from the government without any restrictions, participate in elections and national referendums. US law does not require you to renounce your previous passport when granting US citizenship, so you can retain your status i ..read more

Declaring money causes great apprehension for many people, and out of a misunderstanding of the process, mistakes are made. When entering the US, you must declare all cash, traveler’s checks and other negotiable instruments exceeding $10,000. You can do this by filling out FinCEN Form 105. The form must be filled out and presented to CBP officers before you go through passport control. If you do not declare cash, you may be fined up to $5,000 or sentenced to 5 years in prison. In addition, you may be barred from entering the US for 3 years. To fill out FinCEN Form 105, you may need the followi ..read more