Interfiling to Upgrade or Downgrade Employment-Based Green Card Petitions.
Visa bulletin movement can significantly impact employment-based-immigration green card strategy. In some years, rapid advancement in higher preference categories may create opportunities to upgrade, while in others, retrogression may make a downgrade more practical. One notable example occurred in 2020, when unusually high immigrant visa availability led many applicants to […]
Read MoreParole for International Entrepreneurs
USCIS is now implementing Internation Entrepreneur Rule (IER) following December 1, 2017, ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the National Venture Capital Association v. Dukecase. International entrepreneurs can now use American investments and enter through parole, special permission, to set up and grow start-up […]
Read MoreWhat Is Your Immigration Status
Your immigration status in the United States determines your legal rights and eligibility to stay in the country. One can be on only one immigration status at a time! Frequently, foreign nationals in the United States apply for more than one immigration benefits, one after the other. Successive visa and […]
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