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Bill to Remove Per-Country Limits Advances, but Significant Hurdles Remain

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019Max Troy

On July 10, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. If passed into law, Read More >>

Removal of country caps on green cards and changes to H-1B visa

Congress Considers Removing Country Caps for Employment-Based Immigrant Visas and Proposes Changes to H-1B Visa Program

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019Max Troy

On July 10, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, by a vote Read More >>

Big Tech’s favorite lawmakers are backing an overhaul of the green card program

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019Max Troy

The typical House member who cosponsored a measure removing per-country caps on green cards received three times more campaign contributions from the nation’s Read More >>

Pros and Cons of the ‘Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act’

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019Max Troy

Our current system for green cards — the “immigrant visas” that confer permanent residence — has something called “per country caps.” In certain Read More >>

US House passes bill removing country cap on Green Card

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019Max Troy

The US lawmakers Wednesday passed a bill aimed at lifting the present seven per cent country-cap on issuing Green Cards, a move which Read More >>

DSOs: Merge Your SEVIS User Accounts

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019Max Troy

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and the Department of State are working to create one person, one record in the Student Read More >>

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51% Increase in Number of Indians Obtaining Canada Permanent Residency

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019Max Troy

During 2018, more than 39,500 Indian citizens obtained permanent residency in Canada under the express entry system. According to the statistics released recently, Read More >>

Additional arguments on why OPT program is lawful

Judge allows additional arguments on why the OPT program is lawful

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019Max Troy

The Optional Practical Training program, popularly known as OPT, allows international students to work in the United States after their graduation while they Read More >>

USCIS OPT Processing Delays

July 10, 2019Max Troy

F-1 students who applied for OPT are facing unprecedented delays in receiving their EADs (employment authorization documents). These delays not only affect our Read More >>

TRAVEL DURING OPT, CAP GAP & BEFORE A CHANGE OF STATUS TO H-1B HAS BEEN GRANTEDDO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU CAN AVOID IT It should be noted that OPT and CAP GAP are products of regulations issued by the executive rather than statutes from Congress, and therefore can be changed by the administration without a new act being passed by Congress. Additionally, current practices related to travel while on OPT and CAP GAP are based on memos and guidance provided by USCIS/ICE websites which can be changed instantaneously. Therefore, as a general rule, it may be advisable that travel is avoided or minimized due to the current rapidly changing nature of U.S. immigration policy, often without notice. Note that in all cases, if a student’s F-1 visa has expired and the student wishes to travel, a new F-1 visa must be obtained before re-entering. Please also note that even if an F-1 student meets all of the requirements listed below, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer always makes the final determination on whether to admit an application for admission after inspection at a port-of-entry.

DO I HAVE TO GO FOR H-1B VISA STAMPING AFTER I CHANGE EMPLOYERS?

July 9, 2019July 10, 2019Max Troy

As Per the Foreign Affairs Manual an H-1B beneficiary with a visa in their passport issued in the name of their old employer Read More >>