U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to first electronically register and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee before filing a petition for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap. USCIS will open an initial registration period from […]
The new guideline reaffirms and clarifies that: The petitioner must have been a juvenile under relevant state law when the juvenile court order was issued; USCIS requires evidence of a court’s intervention to provide relief from abuse, neglect, or abandonment beyond a statement that the juvenile is dependent on the court; and USCIS will no […]
The final rule will be effective December 9, 2019. This will ultimately increase the H-1B filing fee by $10 for FY2021 applications, unless stated otherwise. USCIS will use pay.gov for fee payments. As per the final rule published Nov 7, 2019, Attorneys will be able to pay on behalf of the petitioning employers. H-1B program […]
As per an yet to be published federal register from DHS, USCIS has auto extended validity of EAD and form I94 (Arrival and Departure record) for beneficiaries of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan till January 4, 2021. USCIS extended these documents to comply with Court Orders in cases Ramos, et al. v. […]
Bill that would have eliminated per-country caps on employment-based (EB) green cards and increased per country cap for family based green cards has failed to garner unanimous consent in the senate. The Bill failed after Senator David Perdue (R-GA) blocked the bill on Sept 19, 2019. The Bill had failed previously as Sen. Rand Paul […]
Migration to US from Bangladesh low despite eligibility, opportunity SM Salahuddin, Output Editor | banglanews24.com The founding member of Bhatta Law & Associates was delivering his presentation on ‘Bangladesh-USA Immigration: Challenges and Opportunities’ at the conference room of Bangladesh Pratidin on Saturday (March 3). click here for more information from banglanews24