In 2002, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS, now called USCIS) shocked immigrants and their advocates by starting to enforce little-known provisions of the immigration law that make it a crime for immigrants not to submit immediate notifications whenever they change their address. The potential punishments include fines, imprisonment, or deportation. While the immigration authorities […]
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Do You Qualify for a visitor visa?
You qualify for a B-1 visa if you are coming to the U. S. as a visitor for a temporary business trip. You qualify for a B-2 visa if you are visiting the U. S. temporarily, either as a tourist or for medical treatment. Often, these two visas are issuedtogether in combination so you have […]
Step Four: You Enter the U. S. With Your H-1B visa
You have until the expiration date on your H-1B visa to enter the united states. The border officer will examine your paperwork, ask you some questions, and if all is in order, approve you for entry. He or she will stamp your passport and give you a small white card called an I-94 card. It […]
Step one: Temporary Labor certification
The process for getting an extension of the temporary labor certification is identical in every respect with the one used to obtain the original temporary labor certification. See Section D, above. 1. Step Two: Extension Petition Extension procedures are nearly identical to the procedures followed in getting the initial visa petition approval. Fully document your […]
Blanket L-1 Extensions
This section briefly describes how a company can apply for an extension of its blanket L-1 status. (This is not an explanation of how an individual may extend his or her own L-1 visa if the person arrived in the u. s. under a company’s blanket L-1 visa. Extensions for individuals who obtained visas under […]