Working with or in China can be valuable for your company. Outsourcing labor and manufacturing can save your bottom line. Or selling into the large Chinese market can grow your revenues. To accomplish this, you likely need to travel to China to meet with agents, representatives, officials, and suppliers. Your job will be tough, but worth it. The last thing you want to worry about is travel visa...
Our immigration law firm works with the biggest eSports companies on the planet for their travel and work visas. Tech companies have always had special needs for highly skilled workers from around the world. But with the explosion of video games as international sporting events (League of Legends, DOTA2, Counter-Strike), there is now a need to secure visas for the athletes with "l33t skillz"....
We have good news to report! USCIS has restored premium processing for H-1B holders requesting an extensions. Previously, USCIS froze premium processing due to an influx of new H-4 work authorization petitions caused by a recent policy change. The suspension started in late May and was scheduled to last until July 27. After re-evaluating their workload, the USCIS has lifted the premium...
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been in hot water this summer for disparaging comments about American immigrants. His low esteem of immigrants goes back years, and casts aspersions on legal immigration as well. "They come with the best of intentions. But legal immigrants do not and should not enter easily. It’s a long, costly, draining, and often frustrating experience-by design." -...
In 1776, our founding fathers decided they would no longer be British subjects. Regardless of their roots in Holland, England, or Africa, every colonist became an American. The Fourth of July celebrates that monumental moment when a new nation was announced to the world, calling for immigrants. The new nation promised a new system of government based on a Constitution, and the land a resources...
Employers should take note of a recent policy change from the USCIS affecting H-1B employee work location changes. The USCIS changed the required filing process for when an H-1B employee changes work locations outside the area of intended employment. If any of your employees have changed work locations since the most recent H-1B filing, you may need to file an amended petition. It is important...
We wanted to share this flash news item from the USCIS as quick as we could. As of May 26th, the USCIS will temporarily suspend for two months the premium processing of all H-1B extension of stay extensions. They are doing this to accommodate the flow of the new H-4 Spouse EAD filings. We anticipate there may be further ripples from this increase in processing. Visawolf will keep you posted....
This report by Kiran Dhillon was posted on TechCrunch, and provides keen insight on the rising salaries offered to tech H-1B applicants. Her data and analysis are so good, we are bookmarking it here on the Visawolf blog for easy future reference. A few of the highlights: Median salaries offered to H-1B applicants for some of the biggest tech companies are over $100k, and rising Facebook offers...
Wouldn't it be a blast if the civics exam required for naturalization as a US citizen could be played in the format of a TV Game Show? It would make learning more fun, and encourage many more people to become aware of their history and government. As a final part of the naturalization process, applicants have an interview with a USCIS officer. Part of that interview is a civics test on US...
On November 20th 2014, President Barack Obama announced an executive order to delay deportations for over 5 million undocumented immigrants. Qualifying individuals will be able to receive a work permit as a result of this program. To Qualify for the Executive Order: Have lived in the U.S. for at least 5 years (starting January 1st , 2010) Be a parent of a U.S. citizen/permanent resident Pass a...