11
Jul
2023
On March 15, 2023, USCIS issued policy guidance to explain how it analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage in certain employment-based I-140 immigration petitions, including PERM labor certification-based cases. This article will discuss this policy guidance as well as the general rules for employers to document their ability to pay the proffered 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
27
Dec
2017
Recently, a European foreign national contacted my office about the pros and cons of filing an EB-1B outstanding researcher petition versus an EB-2 national interest waiver. He is working at a prestigious academic and research institution in the US and would have a strong EB-1B outstanding researcher or EB-2 national interest waiver case. Although he READ MORE
22
Oct
2017
A foreign national may obtain legal permanent residence in the US as an outstanding professor or researcher through the employment-based first category (EB-1B). This process bypasses the PERM labor certification application, which is the usual first stage of an employment-based application for legal permanent residency (“the green card”) and thereby circumvents the requirements of obtaining READ MORE