Author: Alice Gruber
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Applying for Legal Permanent Residence in the Us and Understanding the Visa Bulletin
The US Visa Bulletin comes out monthly and you can sign up for it to be emailed to you (see the very bottom of the bulletin for how to do that). It is also available at this link - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html It can be very confusing to understa...
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USCIS Policy Updates
On June 9, 2021, USCIS issued three new policy updates as follows: 1) clarification of expedited processing; 2) improve requests for RFE’s and NOID’s; and 3) increase the validity of initial and renewal EAD’s. This 3rd policy update is likely to be of most help to foreign nationals, as many ...
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US Diversity Visa Lottery – An Easy Green Card, But One That Requires Careful Reading and a Bit of Luck
Even foreign nationals with hard science or advanced degrees can vouch that obtaining a US nonimmigrant working visa and legal permanent residence, also known as the green card, is getting harder and harder. Most foreign nationals who wish to live and work in the US must have either an employer who ...
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Work Authorization for H-4 Spouses of Certain H-1B Temporary Workers
On May 6, 2014, the US Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule that certain spouses of H-1B Temporary Workers will be able to apply for work authorization. In order for the spouse to qualify, the H-1B Temporary Worker must have either been granted a 7th year extension under A...
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Changes You Need to Know about the Nonimmigrant Visa Interview
THE NONIMMIGRANT VISA WAVIER PILOT PROGRAM IS NOW PERMANENT - MAKING LIFE SIMPLER FOR ALMOST EVERYONE! ESPECIALLY INDIANS AND CHINESE CITIZENS, WHO OFTEN NEED TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO REACH THEIR US CONSULATE.
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US Customs and Border Protection Could Search your Electronics When You Enter the US!
Many of us have become accustomed to traveling with carrying a number of electronics when we travel. I will often have my iPhone, my iPad mini, and a laptop, as each serves a different purpose. I try to keep each as “clean” as possible, so that if one if stolen or lost, I’m losing...
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The Basics of Understanding your Priority Date
Every employment-based immigrant must wait for his priority date to be current before he can become a legal permanent resident. Understanding the priority date is especially important for scientists who were born in China (mainland), India, Mexico, and the Philippines.
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Second Chance in Getting a Green Card!
DID YOU “AGE-OUT” OF YOUR CHANCE FOR A GREEN CARD BY TURNING 21 YEARS OLD? YOU MAY BE ABLE TO TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME!Most foreign national students and recent graduates will obtain legal permanent residence through an employer-based immigrant petition. For a few, there soon may ...
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Gay Scientists in Love: Same-sex Marriages, US Immigration Law, and Work Visas
The US immigration system has become more and more difficult in recent years, even for well-educated and experienced scientists who wish to come to the US, or to remain in the US after completing their studies. However, a recent US Supreme Court decision has just made things easier for some!
