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The San Bernardino gunwoman came to the US on a fiancé visa. Is the fiancé visa safe? Applying a K-1 visa is a very rigorous and complicated process — too many things they have to go and disclose — for a terrorist to use to enter the US. It is much easier for them to Read More
STEM OPT proposal will provide for an extension of OPT optional practical training as compared to the 2008 proposal. The proposal will increase the extension from 17 months to 24 months. This will require employers to implement formal mentoring and training programs. Proposal to safeguard US workers in related fields. Students must report to DHS Read More
November 2015 visa bulletin. Final action dates and family-based preference categories. A new chart called Final Action Dates. EB visa updates for China, India, Mexico, Philippines. Raw Transcript: Jacob: Hello everybody and welcome to Ask an Immigration Lawyer Podcast, you ask, we answer, simple. Your host, Jacob Sapochnick here. Today, beginning of November, I want Read More
When you come to the US as a visitor, or a student, or on a work visa, sometimes you will need to change your status. Can you leave the country while status of application is pending? If you leave, it will actually result in the abandonment of the application. Raw Transcript: Jacob: Hello everybody, this Read More
It allows people to re-enter US after traveling overseas without an immigrant visa. If you leave without a visa, you can’t go back unless there’s a permission to travel which is advance parole. It preserves the adjustment of status application that is pending in USCIS. Raw Transcript: Jacob: Hello everybody and welcome to Ask an Read More
On September 25th, the United States Department of State made some additional changes to the October 2015 visa bulletin. This essentially replaces the September 9 announcement. It includes new and earlier date of filing cutoffs. It is hard to say what caused them to reissue, but it can be assumed that they might be overwhelmed Read More
Criminal cases are big issue for visa approval. It will factor whether you get approved for a visa or not. Frequency and the recency of the crime will factor greatly – up to 5 years preceding when applying a visa. When applying, a proof that you have changed your ways, good moral character can be Read More
OPT STEM has been extended. This ruling will basically stop OPT Program. District Court Judge Ellen Hovel found that the government made an error by not seeking public when it extended the 12-month OPT Program for STEM students. The ruling could have invalidated the OPT extension immediately but instead the government gave 6 months to Read More
J-1 visa holders are required to go to their home country for 2 years after the program. You have to either comply or get a waiver, if not, the requirement will stay with you forever. It also applies even if one marries a US citizen. Raw Transcript: Jacob: You ask, we answer, simple. Ask an Read More
It is issued to those who have the ability, and resources, to invest a minimum of $1 million. It doesn’t matter where you get the money from, as long as you have proof of where it came from. It can go to as low as $500,000 through specific requirements. It can also be more than Read More
