Permanent Residency

Sep 212 min read

HR Guide: Impact of Company Acquisition on Different Visa Types and Green Cards

How a company's acquisition impacts visa types and processes: H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, TN, H-1B1, E-3, F-1, J-1, EAD, PWD, PERM, I-140 & I-485

HR Guide: How layoffs impact Foreign National Employees' PERM process?

Raj Singh

Aug 23, 20233 min read

HR Guide: How layoffs impact Foreign National Employees' PERM process?

How layoffs impact the PERM process of foreign national employees on work visas

Raj Singh

Apr 26, 20227 min read

HR Guide: Employment Based Green Card

What are the steps of the Green Card Process? PERM, I-140 & I-485 What is the timeline for the Green Card process? 3 - 27 years

Emily McIntosh

Feb 7, 20222 min read

Processing Times for PERM in 2022

What is PERM? PERM is the abbreviation for “Program Electronic Review Management”. This is the first step when filing the Green Card or...

House Reconciliation Bill - How new immigration measures may impact you, your company/employees?

Raj Singh

Nov 10, 20214 min read

House Reconciliation Bill - How new immigration measures may impact you, your company/employees?

The house committee is considering voting on the reconciliation bill that entails possible changes to immigration process and costs.

USCIS Updates Policy to Improve Immigration

Raj Singh

Jun 10, 20212 min read

USCIS Updates Policy to Improve Immigration

USCIS improves RFE and NOID rules and increases the validity period for EAD to 2 years. New rules will benefit H-1B employees.

Green Card Update: June 2021 Visa Bulletin promising for Indian & Chinese Nationals

Satya Mishra

May 19, 20213 min read

Green Card Update: June 2021 Visa Bulletin promising for Indian & Chinese Nationals

June 2021 visa bulletin shows EB2 jumps 4 months for Indians and 6 months for Chinese nationals. EB3 jumps 9 months for Indians.

Travel Alert: U.S. to restrict travel from India from Tuesday

Emily McIntosh

Apr 30, 20211 min read

Travel Alert: U.S. to restrict travel from India from Tuesday

The Biden administration announced today (April 30, 2021) that U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday (May 04, 2021).

Raj Singh

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Processing Times for PERM in 2021

What is PERM? PERM is the abbreviation for “Program Electronic Review Management”. This is the first step when filing the Green Card or...

USCIS increases Premium Processing Fee to $2500

Emily McIntosh

Nov 18, 20202 min read

USCIS increases Premium Processing Fee to $2500

USCIS announced on October 16, 2020 that effective October 19, 2020 the cost for Premium Processing has gone up from $1,440 to $2,500 for...

November 2020 Visa Bulletin promising for Indian & Chinese Nationals

Raj Singh

Nov 9, 20204 min read

November 2020 Visa Bulletin promising for Indian & Chinese Nationals

The visa bulletins issued by the Department of State (DOS) each month are to show the availability and movement in different green card...

October 2020 Visa Bulletin: Impact on Indian & Chinese Nationals | Rapid Processing Expected in 2021

Satya Mishra

Sep 26, 20204 min read

October 2020 Visa Bulletin: Impact on Indian & Chinese Nationals | Rapid Processing Expected in 2021

USCIS has announced that it would consider “Dates of Filing” chart in October for acceptance of change of status.

USCIS Adjusts Fees to Help Meet Operational Needs

Emily McIntosh

Aug 20, 20201 min read

USCIS Adjusts Fees to Help Meet Operational Needs

DHS is adjusting USCIS fees by a weighted average increase of 20% to help recover its operational costs starting Oct 02, 2020

Emily McIntosh

Jul 3, 20202 min read

USCIS to Furlough close to 70% of its Staff & Suspend Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is sending furlough notices to about 69% of its staff.

Emily McIntosh

Jun 23, 20202 min read

Presidential Proclamation: Suspension of Legal Immigration from outside the U.S.

President Trump, on June 22, signed an Executive Order posing restrictions on legal immigration

Green Card Backlog: Things you need to know

Raj Singh

Jun 17, 20204 min read

Green Card Backlog: Things you need to know

The path to green card is complex and lengthy depending on country of birth and visa category.