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H1B is there to allow qualified people to live and work in the US Specialty occupation is an occupation that requires a bachelor degree or the equivalent in education and experience But it doesn’t mean that just because your job is not within the occupations that are most common to get H1B visas it doesn’t Read More
Meet certain educational and work related requirements Employers must sponsor H1B holders and pay you the prevailing wage in order for you to get the visa As there are too many people applying, it is very important to apply as early as possible Raw Transcript: Introduction: You ask we answer your immigration questions, simple. And Read More
As soon as you find an employer, and they’re actually going to file the case, even before approval you can start working for that employer. 21st Century Act allows an immigrant to begin working for a new H1B employer as soon as that new employer files a petition Raw Transcript: Introduction: You ask we answer Read More
Five most common ways of getting a green card Family sponsorship. If it’s not an immediate relative you must wait in line with what is called as the priority date Green card lottery. If you win it, it’s free. Sponsorship by an employer Investing in the EB-5 program For asylum or refugees Raw Transcript: Introduction: Read More
K-1 Fiancé visa is designed to marry the original US citizen petitioner It will not be possible to proceed with an adjustment of status from inside the US, it has to go through the US Embassy in your country Raw Transcript: Jacob: Hello everybody, this is Jacob Sapochnick and welcome to another episode of Ask Read More
Most work visas require an employer to sponsor you and most work permits are usually benefit of some sort of a petition If your spouse has a J visa, an L visa or an E visa you are allowed to work with a general permit An H1B visa has a small exemption for self-employment Raw Read More
This process is only for somebody who entered the US legally It is important that both parties are free to marry. A divorce proceedings pending in the foreign country is going to be a problem. Immigration service might not recognize the marriage After the marriage takes place a number of paperwork will be filed along Read More
The big difference between coming to the US illegally and entering legally but overstayed your visa The process you need to follow when you enter the US without inspection after April 2001; before this date section 245-I can be used to adjust status in US In 2013 a new waiver was introduced to allow to Read More
If you leave the US more than a year without getting, for example, a reentry permit you may lose your green card Two issues: not possible to renew it overseas and it could mean you abandoned your residency Three years is considered a long time; card now is deemed abandoned. Best thing to do is Read More
Beginning of January 2, 2015 any eligible person – a California resident – will be eligible to receive a driving license regardless of immigration status DMV released a list of documents that will be accepted to prove identity You need to establish California residency; key is to prove identity and residency Raw Transcript: Jacob: Hello Read More
