15
Dec
2025
Bringing Specialized Knowledge Foreign Workers to the US: the B-1 Specialized Trainer Visa and the L-1B Visa for Specialized Knowledge Workers When it comes to bringing skilled professionals with specialized knowledge to work in the United States, employers have various visa options to consider. Two prominent visa categories are the B-1 Specialized Trainer Visa and READ MORE
01
Jul
2024
DOS Issues Guidance to Simplify Nonimmigrant Visa Process for U.S. College Graduates On June 18, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled a series of measures aimed at streamlining the process for employment-based nonimmigrant visas for individuals who have graduated from U.S. colleges and universities and have secured a job offer. This initiative seeks to expedite the 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
09
Nov
2023
The US government is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) that expires on November 17, 2023. If Congress fails to pass a new CR or spending bills by that date, the government will shut down. A government shutdown can have a significant impact on immigration services. Here is an overview of what to expect: READ MORE
20
Oct
2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual with updates on prohibitions on the filing of L-1A and L-1B intracompany transferee petitions by self-proprietors and the consequence of failing to timely file blanket L-1 petitions. The L-1 intracompany transferee nonimmigrant visa classification enables a U.S. employer that is part READ MORE
12
Jul
2023
If you have heard that USCIS issues employment authorization documents (EADs) based on compelling circumstances, you may be wondering if you qualify. In this blog post, we will explain eligibility for these EADs and how USCIS defines compelling circumstances. USCIS issues EADs based on compelling circumstances to help foreign workers who are employed in the READ MORE
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