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How Can a Visa Applicant Prove Ties to Home Country?
One of the requirements of many nonimmigrant visas is that the applicant provides evidence of his/her ties to the home country. This evidence is used to evaluate whether the applicant has sufficient ties to bind him/her to their country so that they want to return...
Visas for Children
How to obtain visas for children? We know it can be difficult to travel overseas with kids and this post is intended to facilitate your visa application for your child. While all children need a visa for travel to the U.S., kids under the age of 14 do not have to...
USCIS Proposal May Increase Strike Zone for Professional Athletes
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed new guidance for adjudicating O-1 visa petitions for athletes and other individuals of extraordinary ability in certain fields.
What is an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)?
eTA is a new entry requirement for visa-exempt foreign nationals travelling to Canada by air. It became mandatory on March 2016 and allows Canada to screen travellers before they arrive. What is an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)? eTA is a new entry requirement...
What recruitment steps are required under PERM?
What recruitment steps are required under PERM? PERM requires employers to undergo specific forms of recruitment within the six months prior to filing the PERM application. These forms of recruitment include: a 30 day job order with the State Workforce Agency (SWA),...
What happens if I am in OPT / F-1 and an employer filed a cap-subject H-1B petition on my behalf?
What happens if I am in OPT / F-1 and an employer filed a cap-subject H-1B petition on my behalf? Most likely the student will need to apply for a cap-gap extension I-20. This is based on a regulatory provision which extends an eligible F-1 student’s status to bridge...
What is PERM?
What is PERM? PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) is a system through which employers submit an electronic application to DOL to attest that they have taken the required steps to recruit U.S. workers and that they have been unable to find a qualified U.S....
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh in on Immigration
In Kerry v. Din, the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the well-settled doctrine of consular non-reviewability. The Court's decision will determine whether immigrant families and U.S. employers affected by the Department of State's (DOS) decisions to deny a visa have...
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