Immigration News - Reddy & Neumann, P.C

Return of SSA No-Match Letters

Written on 18 June 2019.

As of March 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed issuing Employer Correction Request Notices, commonly known as “SSA no-match letters.” These letters are issued to employers when an employee’s W-2 information does not match the...

Study in the States: How to Qualify for an F-1 Visa

Written on 10 June 2019.

Citizens of foreign countries who want to enter the United States must first obtain either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. In order to study in the United States, an international student must have...

Why We Sued USCIS for H-4 and H-4 EAD Delays

Written on 07 June 2019.

The fight for fair and timely visa processing for legal immigrants continues. Reddy & Neumann, P.C. is representing four spouses who have had enough of waiting for their H-4 and EAD renewals. We sued U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...

How to Handle Employees on Cap Gap

Written on 31 May 2019.

We’ve reached that time of the year again where employers of foreign student workers must navigate their employee’s work authorization while their H-1B quota petition is pending. Unfortunately, long wait times have become the new normal...

Proposed H-1B Regulation Changes Could Greatly Impact Consulting Companies

Written on 24 May 2019.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published its Spring 2019 regulatory agenda, which lists rules that the federal government expect to take action on in the next few months. The agenda gives insight as to the agency’s priorities. One...

Federal Register Issued to provide Continued Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status for the Countries of Nepal and Honduras

Written on 22 May 2019.

On May 13, 2019 the Department of Homeland Security issued a new Federal Register Notice to provide Continued Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Nepal and Honduras. This was in response to comply with...

When is a person considered as counted against the H-1B cap?

Written on 21 May 2019.

The H-1B nonimmigrant classification is one of the most common ways for a foreign national to come to the United States to work on a temporary basis. There is a limit on the number of available H-1B visas that can be issued in each fiscal year. This...

What can you do when your H-4 processing is delayed?

Written on 20 May 2019.

Recently, our firm has become aware that H-4 applications, even when filed concurrently with a premium processing H-1B petition, are not being adjudicated in a timely manner. As you may be aware. Starting in March 2019, USCIS introduced...

USCIS Completes Data Entry for FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season

Written on 20 May 2019.

Today USCIS announced that it has completed data entry for all fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in the lottery and will announce when they have finished...

First Cousin Marriage Under U.S. Immigration Law

Written on 13 May 2019.

For many families, marriage provides the opportunity for spousal immigration classification. In order to enjoy the benefit of the classification, the marriage must be a legally valid marriage under U.S. immigration laws. In most cases, the law of place...

Day 1 CPT Students are Being Deported at the Airport

Written on 06 May 2019.

Investigations on Day 1 CPT Universities have led to the deportation of a large number of F-1 students from the United States. Lately, there has been a steady flow of students being deported at various airports. F-1 students must comply with several...

What records are required to be kept for H-1B nonimmigrant employees?

Written on 03 May 2019.

Employers of H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 nonimmigrant employees must comply with Department of Labor (DOL) requirements regarding record keeping. These records should be kept as part of the company’s H-1B Public Access Files (PAF) that are made available...

“Can I file an H-1B or H-4 petition after my I-94 expires?” How to Use the Nunc Pro Tunc Argument to Reinstate Status

Written on 02 May 2019.

An extension of status generally must be filed before the expiration of the I-94. However, sometimes situations arise where this does not happen and an H-1B petition must be filed after the I-94 expires. A common scenario is when an H-4 is not filed...

Israel Nationals Eligible for E-2 Visa on May 1st

Written on 12 April 2019.

The U.S. Embassy has recently announced the signing of a treaty investor agreement between the United States and Israel. As a result, beginning May 1, 2019 Israeli citizens will be eligible to apply for an E-2 visa at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. ...

USCIS Receives 201,011 H-1B Petitions and Completes Lottery for FY 2020

Written on 12 April 2019.

Today USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process, commonly known as the “lottery”, to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the regular cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption (master's cap) for FY 2020. After completing the lottery...

USCIS Announces FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap Has Been Reached

Written on 08 April 2019.

On Friday, April 5th, USCIS announced that it received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for the 2020 fiscal year. USCIS will next determine if a sufficient number of petitions to meet the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S....

USCIS Announced Premium Processing for FY 2020 Cap Season

Written on 19 March 2019.

USCIS has announced that Premium Processing will be offered for FY 2020 cap season starting April 1, 2019. USCIS will implement premium processing in a two-phase approach: the first phase will include FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitions that are requesting...

Premium Processing is Back for ALL H-1B Petitions

Written on 11 March 2019.

Today, USCIS announced that Premium Processing will resume tomorrow, March 12th, for ALL H-1B petitions. USCIS has noted the following with the announcement: If You Received a Request for Evidence for a Pending Petition If you received a request...

Former University of Farmington Student Denied Entry at the Border

Written on 19 February 2019.

A former student of the University of Farmington has been denied entry into the United States when attempting to enter on an H-1B visa which was issued in February 1st week of 2019. Despite the prior approval of their visa, the former student was still...

New Spending Bill Allows for Potential Increase in the Number of H-2B Visas

Written on 15 February 2019.

Congress has agreed to a new spending bill that was signed by President Trump this morning which would prevent another government shutdown. While most of the national focus on this bill has been on the border security, there are provisions in this...

Premium Processing Will Resume for H-1B Petitions Filed On or Before December 21, 2018