Louanni RibeiroVictor Braga The vast majority of applications for permanent residence in the United States, the famous Green Cards, are conditioned on the existence of a person or a company that offers employment to the permanent residence applicant. This means that professionals who intend to reside in the United States generally need a family or …
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Employment-based visa processing is comprised of two general phases: (1) the merit-based phase where the petitioning employer (if applicable), foreign national, and proposed employment endeavor is analyzed for qualification based on the statutory criteria for applicable employment-based visa criteria; and (2) the consular processing (outside U.S.)/adjustment of status (inside U.S.) phase where beneficiaries apply for …
With the goal of reducing the high volume of green card cases pending adjudication, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (an agency of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for analyzing and approving visa applications within the U.S.) published on January 12, 2023 the expansion of the Premium Processing Services to two categories that previously …
The EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition has become very popular among experienced professionals who plan to move to the United States seeking great job opportunities in the country, especially since 2016, under caselaw known as Matter of Dhanasar which redesigned the criteria for this visa application. However, although it has indeed clarified unclear portions …
