Divorcing an Immigrant: What Should I know?
Divorce is always an unpleasant legal process, it is even more unsettling when divorcing an Immigrant. Your foreign spouse may have been someone you brought in on a fiance visa or possibly met while they were on a visa in the United States. Regardless of the situation, everything revolves around whether the US Citizen or […]
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Military Parole in Place: Eligibility Affidavit
Military Parole in Place (PIP) is a special immigration filing with USCIS to waive an illegal entry into the United States and to thereafter permit the spouse, child, or parent of an Active Duty, Reserve, or Veteran Service Member to apply for Lawful Permanent Residence. However, approval for Parole in Place does not mean approval […]
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Lost Green Card: Replace? Renew? What is the Right Form?
When someone loses a Green Card, the first instinct is to pay for a replacement. However, that can actually be the wrong option or a choice that does not meet your needs. The loss could occur when you lose your purse or wallet, but often times it can also be from never receiving the card […]
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I-944: What is it and How it affects Green Card Filings
Effective October 15, 2019, USCIS will require a more enhanced way to screen the financial stability of the Petitioner and of the Beneficiary of a Green Card, Adjustment of Status Filing. This change arises from the August 14, 2019 publication of the Final Rule on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility. USCIS will release and mandatorily […]
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My K1 Fiance Visa is expiring, do I have to leave the United States?
The K1 Fiance Visa is a beautiful visa that allows the soon-to-be spouses to have a wedding in the United States. The Visa is only valid for 90 days upon entry into the United States. The Visa Holder comes to the United States for the “sole purpose” of marrying the US Citizen who Petitioned for […]
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From F-1 Student to H-1B Worker: Things to Note
New graduates from universities and colleges must always consider what comes next, how will their educational career evolve into their professional careers. For international students on F-1 visas, the battle is especially intense because they have to: Find a job & (as if that isn’t hard enough), The employers must be willing to invest and […]
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H-1B for Teachers: Are there any downsides to hiring K-12 International Teachers on the J-1 visas?
What is a school’s ultimate goal in hiring a teacher? The School wishes to find the most qualified teacher to educate their student body. The higher-skilled the teacher, the better the education is taught and the better student scores would become. It does not matter if the teacher was educated in the United States or […]
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Adding H-1B to your Workforce: What you need to know
U.S. Employers always stress with staffing issues. Oftentimes, when Employers begin the recruitment process, they realize many of the qualified candidates that they are interested in hiring are foreign nationals who need the sponsorship of H-1Bs. But what is H-1B? What should employers do or are required to do in order to hire these foreign […]
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H-1B for Teachers: Are Schools H-1B Cap or H-1B Cap-exempt?
Most H-1Bs in the U.S. are subject to the Cap system, meaning that an H-1B application must be submitted on and before certain dates (usually during the first week of April) and be selected by a lottery system before the USCIS gives a review for approval of the visa. Maybe, it wasn’t clear, but […]
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H-1B for Teachers: Can schools or school districts provide H-1B visas for International K-12 Teachers?
A common visa for many Public School Teachers is the J-1 Visa. The J-1 Program brings many highly qualified and highly educated teachers to the United States, from all corners of the world (e.g., Philippines, Jamaica, Colombia). Apart from the teacher’s extensive knowledge, a school and a school district see value in the teacher’s international […]
