Greensboro, NC
Immigration Lawyer at Greensboro, NC
Practice Areas: Immigration
I find many people are confused by instructions found in USCIS denial Letters [and Department of State (DOS) Consular visa denials]. This is not surprising given that most people’s brains go into "ove...
See Full GuideUSCIS released a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verrtification, dated 07/17/2017. Employers must start using this new version of Form I-9 by September 18, 2017. The new Form I-9 has a...
See Full GuideWhen an employee in H-1B status seeks to change employers the H-1 B status is not transferred from one employer to another employer because H-1B status is not transferable from one employer to another...
See Full GuideEffective July 26, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will only accept the latest version of the report of medical examination and vaccination record (I-693 form). This versio...
See Full GuideProvisional (stateside) unlawful presence waivers may soon be expanded to include all foreign nationals who are statutorily eligible for an immigrant visa and a waiver of inadmissibility based on unla...
See Full GuideThe "cap-gap" addresses F students whose OPT-employment authorization ends on or after April 1, but does not extend to the October 1st H-1B employment start date; cap gap extends the authorized period...
See Full GuideGenerally, USCIS has been rigid not approving H-1B petitions from employers where the beneficiary-employee is also the majority owner. As a result, it has long been difficult to secure approval of an...
See Full GuideSpouses of foreign nationals in H-1B visa classification, under current US immigration law, are not permitted to accept employment. A nonimmigrant spouse or child of an H-1B principal visa holder is c...
See Full GuideRecently I have met with several clients wanting to discuss the impact of marijuana legalization or decriminalization on immigration status. Several states have legalized or decriminalized recreationa...
See Full GuideEven if your employer’s H1B petition was selected for review by USCIS in the H1B “lottery,” it may be advantageous to apply for STEM OPT extensions, where appropriate. STEM OPT F-1 students who have c...
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