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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]