Consular processing v/s adjustment of status
We frequently get the question whether someone should go for consular processing or adjustment of status. Often it is choice but sometimes there are no choices. This guide does not cover all the issues but quickly covers few of the situations when one is preferred onto the other When Can I file adjustment of Status?…
E3-An Alternative to H1B for Australian Nationals
The REAL ID Act of 2005 established a new non-immigrant visa category: “Reciprocal Visas for Nationals of Australia,” otherwise known as “E-3 Visas.” There are 10,500 E-3 visas allotted annually to qualified individuals. Though the E-3 Visa is classified in the same category as E-1 (treaty trader) and E-2 (treaty investor) visas, E-3 visas share…
Employment agency owner sentenced in scheme to recruit undocumented workers in Atlanta, Southeast US
ATLANTA – Chun Yan Lin, 44, of Doraville, Ga., was sentenced Thursday in federal court for conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lin was sentenced to two years…
Options for Laid off or Benched H-1B Workers
So you’ve been laid off or have been benched without pay, and you’re concerned about your H-1B work status. Perhaps you’ve been without employment for months, and finally found an interested employer who told you that they would hire you, but their attorney told them that you were not fine to transfer because you don’t…
Legal Guide for VAWA petitions – what to do if you are abused and is not a permanent resident
VAWA is a very powerful piece of legislation that has been successful in protecting abused spouses and children. Moreover, VAWA has very definite provisions to protect immigrants in abusive relationships. Below are the three main components of VAWA1 Who can use or benefit from VAWA? Although VAWA stands for “Violence Against Women Act”, it applies…
Porting I485 (Adjustment of Status) under AC21
Adjustment of status portability is a creation of the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) Pub. L No. 106-313, 114 Stat. 1251 (October 17, 2000), which amended Section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This AC21 law allows employees to accept a job that is in the same or similar occupational classification…
