Category: U.S. Immigration
Don't Wait to File L-1 Visa: U.S. Immigration Fee Increases Proposed
USCIS has proposed raising the filing fee for L-1 petitions filed on Form I-129 by 201% from $460 to $1,385. On January 3, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced ...
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1.5 Year Extension for Some Expiring U.S. Work Permits
The United States Department of Homeland Security announced a 1 1/2 year extension for some expiring work permits, including certain immigrants applying for green cards and spouses ...
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NAFTA Treaty Immigration: The L-1 Visa for Intracompany Transfers to the United States
Global companies often need to relocate key managers and skilled foreign workers to their operations in the United States if a local worker is not available to fill the job. Employers ...
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H-1B and L-1 In-Person Interviews Waived Through 2022
BOOK YOUR FREE CASE EVALUATION The U.S. State Department will waive H-1B and L-1 in-person interviews and other non-immigrant visa application interviews through 2022 due ...
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Updates for L-2 and H-4 Visa Holders
Nonimmigrant spouses of certain United States L-1 and H-1B visa holders who were unable to renew or obtain work visas will now be able to work legally. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
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Is Your IntraCompany Transfer L-1 Visa Application Current - or Pre-Covid?
An intracompany job transfer is when an employee is currently working for a company and that company wants to move the employee temporarily to a different country while they continue ...
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What We Expect In Immigration Changes With the Biden Presidency
What changes are expected under the Biden administration? How will changes to U.S. immigration impact Canada? Candidate Joe Biden promised significant U.S. immigration reform ...
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Episode 19: 6 Months In: COVID’s Impact on U.S. Immigration
This week I have the privilege and honor of speaking with Lucy Lee Fong, Senior Partner at Fallon, Bixby, Cheng & Lee, Inc. immigration law firm in San Francisco about news and updates ...
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