Immigration Reform by Executive Order: Build the Border Wall
How to Fix the Border: A Proposal for Immigration Executive Order #1, to Secure the US-Mexico Border President Obama can flex his presidential power issuing Executive Orders regarding immigration. I propose the most urgent presidential mandate should be to build a...
USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for Extension of Stay H-1B Petitions
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...
BOOKMARK: How much do they make? Analysis of H-1B Tech Salaries
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...
Is The Avenger’s THOR an Illegal Alien?
In addition to being an alien extra-terrestrial, Thor is in the United States illegally, and is indeed an illegal alien. In the 2011 Marvel film, Thor arrived in New Mexico via the Bifröst rainbow bridge wormhole, circumventing well established border and immigration...
NEWS: Landmark H1-B Decision
On April 9, 2015, the Administrative Appeals Office of the USCIS issued a landmark H-1B decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions LLC (I&N Dec. 542). Under this decision anytime an H-1B employee changes location of work requiring a new Labor Condition Application...
Who Wants to Be a US Citizen? – Game Show
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...
DHS: Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders (H-4 Dependents) Eligible for Employment Authorization
On February 24th, 2014, USCIS director Leon Rodriguez announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has amended a regulation which will allow spouses of H-1B visa holders seeking legal permanent resident status (LPR) to obtain employment authorization...
Important Changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
Along with the new DAPA program, President Obama announced major changes to the DACA program. The previous applicant cut-off age of 31-years-old has been removed; The date of an applicant’s for continuous residence in the U.S. has been advanced from June 15, 2007 to...
Details on Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA)
On November 20th 2014, President Obama announced his plan to provide deferred action for 4-5 million undocumented persons residing in the U.S. While the executive order does not provide legal status or a pathway to citizenship, qualifying parents of U.S. citizens or...
5 Things You Should Know About the Executive Order on Immigration
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:...