By Louanni Cesário and Victor Braga The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the travel bans and the reduced operations of embassies and consulates around the world. Urges to highlight […]
Benefits and Drawbacks of the Series LLC Article published at The balance small business POR JEAN MURRAY The series LLC is a relatively new concept in business ownership, but the concept of multiple LLCs under one umbrella LLC has been around […]
On the 5th, USCIS published the schedule for the H-1B FY2022 visa registration period. From the 9th of March 2021 to the 25th of March 2021, prospective petitioners and their representatives will be able to register through electronic registration. Schedule […]
On Monday (25th), President Joe Biden reinstated the restrictions for entry into the country. As of the 26th of January, non-American citizens from the UK, Brazil, Ireland and a large part of Europe remain banned from entering the North-American country. […]
By Louanni Cesario and Ana Laura Castro The H1B visa is aimed at foreign professionals, more specifically, aimed at a specialized workforce which is not easily found in the USA, that is, graduated professionals with very specific experience in their […]
Last Thursday, the 31st, President Donald Trump extended until March 31st, 2021, the proclamation that affects the issuance of new work visas such as L, H and J at embassies and consulates, as well as consular interviews for green card […]
On August 25th, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced it would be shutting down its administrative procedures, as a result of the dismissal, for an indefinite period of time, of about 13,000 of its employees (the “USCIS Administrative […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced on May 29, 2020, that it will gradually resume premium processing for some visas made via I-129 forms (non-immigrant worker) and some green cards made via forms I-140 (petition for permanent residence […]
The H-1B visa, intended to fill technical positions with professionals who have a bachelor’s degree or higher, will undergo changes in the deadline and form of processing in 2020. From now on, H-1B visa applications must first be submitted through […]
Recently, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services director Ken Cuccinelli confirmed that he was, along with the Trump administration, increasing bureaucracy for US companies to hire foreign employees. According to USCIS own data, the H-1B (work visa for skilled professionals) […]