Posted on November 26, 2009How Do I Sponsor An Employee For U.S. Green Card Status (also known as Permanent Residency)?
Learn how to sponsor a green card for your employee. Find out the process of establishing the eligibility of a foreign national to work in the United States and the process involved in getting that employee a green card.
USCIS Articles
Posted on November 18, 2009What is the USCIS?
This article explains the USCIS and its functions in brief. It alsotells about USCIS being a component of the Department of HomelandSecurity, its composition and the services it provides to immigrants.
Posted on October 31, 2009Tips when filing USCIS Immigration forms
This article will provide helpful hints to applicants or representatives when filing immigration forms or USCIS forms. This article will provide helpful hints to applicants or representatives when filing immigration forms or USCIS forms.
Posted on August 26, 2009Can One Get Married On a Tourist Visa?
“Can one get married on a tourist visa?” is a million-dollar question as it disturbs many people especially those who have marriage plans in the US but have no time to file for K-1 Fiancé visa and are certainly left with the only option of coming to...
Posted on September 11, 2008Our Immigration System Is Broken. When Is The Reform Coming?
The American immigration system is broken and in urgent need of a reform. Until that happens, however, many things can be done to fix problems. For example, if United States immigration officers did even cursory investigations of petitions, they...
Posted on September 5, 2008TN Visa, a viable alternative to H-1B for Canadians
The TN visa is a nonimmigrant visa is available only to citizens of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The TN Visa serves as the feasible option for H-1B visa for the nationals of Canada especially when the H-1B cap is reached. TN visa certainly...
Posted on October 3, 2007'Visa' and 'Status': What is the difference?
It has become vitally important for all foreign nationals coming to the U.S. to maintain their status at all times. In order to maintain legal status while in the U.S., you must understand the difference between the two legal terms — 'Visa' and...
Posted on October 3, 2007Avoid confusion at US Port of Entry
Approximately 28 million nonimmigrants enter or leave the U.S. annually to conduct business, study, visit family, or tour the country. Legitimate visitors are always welcome and the U.S. government is committed to facilitating their travel.
Posted on October 3, 2007Embark on a religious journey to U.S. through R-1 visa
It may soon become harder to get an R visa as a religious worker. Over the past few years the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the US Consulates overseas, and the USCIS has determined that the R visa category is susceptible to fraud. The first...
Posted on October 3, 2007What is the H-1B and H-2B Cap, and how does it affect you?
U.S. businesses utilize the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require a body of theoretical knowledge and/or technical expertise in specialized fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers....
Posted on April 1, 2006Privilege of Entering U.S. without a Visa
The Visa Waiver Program allows foreign nationals from certain designated countries to enter the U.S. for a period of up to 90 days as a visitor for business or pleasure without obtaining a visa.
Posted on April 1, 2006Use Blanket L Visa program to expedite intra-company transfers
The Blanket L program is designed to allow large multinational corporations to transfer their executives, managers, and specialized knowledge professionals to the U.S. without undergoing the often lengthy processing periods for regular L petitions.
Posted on September 13, 2007DOL PERM Labor Certification Process: First Step in Obtaining Green Card
The PERM System is a program developed by the Department of Labor (DOL) to replace the then existing Employment based Labor Certification Application
Posted on September 13, 2007USCIS stops accepting H-1B petitions as cap is reached: What's next?
If you miss petitioning for an employee before the cap is reached, you will have to wait until the next year to file an H-1B petition or look for an alternate visa category. Employers must also evaluate and utilize alternatives to the H-1B category,...
Posted on August 31, 2007Setting up a new business in the U.S.: Choosing between L-1 or E visa
Generally L-1 visas are used to set-up a new entity in the U.S. when it is a subsidiary, parent, branch, or affiliate of an overseas company. However, foreign nationals from countries with certain treaty with the U.S. have the choice of using E-1,...
