23
Jul
2026
On July 16, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that will significantly change how F visa academic students, J visa exchange visitors and I visa representatives of foreign media are admitted to the United States. The rule replaces the longstanding “duration of status” framework for F, J and I visa READ MORE
15
Sep
2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed ending the long-standing “duration of status” (D/S) admission for international students (F visas), exchange visitors (J visas), and foreign media representatives (I visas). Instead of being admitted for as long as they maintain their program or employment, these nonimmigrants would be admitted for a fixed period of READ MORE
20
Mar
2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a significant policy update to its Policy Manual, offering greater flexibility for nonimmigrants who encounter unforeseen delays when filing for extensions of stay or changes of status. This announcement, published on January 24, 2024, clarifies that USCIS may allow for late filings to extend or change one’s READ MORE
13
Nov
2023
Please visit YouTube to watch the interview with me about US immigration law and employment-based immigration in particular. This video is around 30 minutes long and I discuss different nonimmigrant working visas, such as H-1Bs, E-2s, TNs and L-1s, as well as PERM labor certification green card cases and some family-based immigration.
03
Jul
2023
Frustrated by lengthy processing times for visas and employment authorization? USCIS offers a solution, but it comes at a price and does not affect your chances of success. With premium processing, USCIS guarantees that it will take adjudicative action on your petition within a shortened time frame. That action must either be an approval notice, READ MORE
28
Apr
2019
USCIS is starting to issue H-1B receipts for petitions that won a lottery number. These receipts will allow those F-1 foreign students working pursuant to their optional practical training (OPT) employment authorization document (EAD) that will expire before October 1, 2019, to extend their EAD until October 1st, unless their petition is denied before then. This READ MORE
29
Jun
2018
In April 2018, USCIS updated its website regarding the employment of F-1 student and it appears to bar F-1 students in the STEM optional practical training (OPT) program from working at third-party locations. In particular, it states: “For instance, the training experience may not take place at the place of business or worksite of the READ MORE