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07 Oct 2024

USCIS Announces New EB-1A Policy Updates: Key Changes as of October 2, 2024

The below note by Attorney Sharif Silmi is adapted from the USCIS Policy Manual instructions to adjudicators regarding the probative value of ‘recommendation letters of support’ in an EB1A petition. Many petitions to classify a person with extraordinary ability contain recommendation letters of...
November 4, 2021

Mistakes to avoid with EB1A recommendation letters

The below note by Attorney Sharif Silmi is adapted from the USCIS Policy Manual instructions to adjudicators regarding the probative value of ‘recommendation letters of support’ in an EB1A petition. Many petitions...

October 14, 2021

Can I Travel While Naturalizing?

While you are applying for naturalization in the United States, you are allowed to travel. There are no travel restrictions after completing your Form N-400, also called the Naturalization Application....

October 2, 2021

Guide to Adjustment of Status for U.S. Immigration

Have you been living in the U.S. on a temporary visa or without status and seeking to make your stay permanent? You will need to undergo the adjustment of status...

September 10, 2021

What happens to my Green Card if my Citizenship Application is denied?

Presently, the average naturalization (citizenship) process can take 12 to 15 months; some USCIS field offices take even longer, depending on volume and staffing levels. In the last few years,...

September 2, 2021

U.S. Immigration Options for Canadian Nationals

Options for Canadians to immigrate to or live and work in the United States vary depending on why one is seeking to become a U.S. resident. Some of the most...

July 2, 2021

Will Congress Eliminate Per-Country Limits on Employment-Based Visa?

This article addresses some of the latest developments that concern individuals who have lived through a decade-long immigration backlog, especially for individuals born in India and China. The US immigration...

June 10, 2021

EB1A and EB2 National Interest Waiver for Semiconductor Manufacturing

here are two branches of Immigration law that we deal with regularly, one being family-based Immigration whereas the other is employment-based. However, today our focus is on employment-based Immigration and...

May 28, 2021

E-2 Business Investor Visa

The E-2 treaty investor visa is a highly advantageous visa that foreign entrepreneurs can use to live and operate their business in the United States. Like most US visas, the...

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