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Texans are famous for their intensity in property rights, especially real estate property rights. Some Texans might even say that a person’s right to own and control a piece of land is that person’s most vital legal right as an American citizen. Now, whether that is true or not is a question I’ll leave up...

PERM Process The following information is intended to give you an overview of the PERM process also known as the Permanent Labor Certification. The PERM process is required for those applicants who wish to file an EB-2 or EB-3 filing at the I-140 stage.  Please note that the PERM process is not required for an...

Filing for H-1B change of status while working as F-1 student under Curricular Practical Training (CPT) The regulations allow international student visa holders (F-1 students) to participate in practical training and accept employment while still under F-1 status if the F-1 students have been lawfully enrolled on a full-time basis in a qualified educational institution...

L-1B Visa intracompany transferee with specialized knowledge L-1 visa lets a U.S. employer move an employee from a qualified foreign company to a U.S. office. A foreign company can also grant it when sending a foreign employee to work in the U.S. and establish a U.S. office. As opposed to H-1B temporary worker visas, L-1...

L-1A Visa intracompany manager or executive transferee The L-1 visa lets a U.S. employer move an employee from a qualified foreign company to a U.S. office. A foreign company can also issue it when sending a foreign employee to the U.S. to work and open a U.S. office. As opposed to H-1B temporary worker visas,...

As many of you have probably seen, according to the February 2020 Visa Bulletin by the Department of State, the priority date for India for EB-5 category visas for regional centers is now September 1, 2018 (February 2020 Visa Bulletin). While this is great for Indian born applicants that have either now become current or...

Why is USCIS implementing an Electronic Registration process for cap-subject petitions for FY 2021? The electronic registration is intended to simplify the process of applying for a cap-subject petition by submitting a registration form online.  In previous years USCIS has required Employers to submit an entire petition.  By utilizing an online registration Employers will only...

For the past 6 months, I have been encouraging clients to file Federal Lawsuits to overcome unreasonable delays in processing petitions and to overcome wrongful denials.  I truly believe this is the only way to hold USCIS and the Department of State accountable. Recently I was contacted by a client who had received a 221g...