About Me

My photo
Washington DC, United States
Aik Wan Kok Fillali at Tiya represents companies, employers, individuals and families in U.S. immigration law in areas including, but not limiting to, green card, work visa and waiver matters. We also have a focus on self-petition green card cases such as extraordinary ability and national interest waiver, and employer-sponsored PERM labor certification; and all types of work visas such as Hs, Ls and Es. We represent clients within the U.S. and abroad. With decades of professional immigration law experience with excellent results, we are your best source of professional U.S. immigration law services. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITES AT http://www.tiyaimmigration.com , http://www.immigrationresource.net AND http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com , THANK YOU.
Showing posts with label Immigration Services. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immigration Services. Show all posts

Thursday, April 12, 2018

USCIS Completed FY 2019 H-1B Cap Lottery Process



USCIS Completed FY 2019 H-1B Cap Lottery Process

USCIS completed FY 2019 H-1B Cap lottery process on April 11, 2018 for the 190,098 petitions received. Premium processing for H-1B Cap Petitions has been suspended until September 10, 2018.
For additional information, please see: http://immigrationresource.net/uscis-completed-fy-2019-h-1b-cap-lottery-process/

April 12, 2018

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224 & info at tiyaimmigration dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-7728224; http://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; http://immigrationresource.net

Aik Wan Kok Fillali at Tiya represents companies, employers, individuals and families, located nationwide and internationally, in U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law. We focus on diverse immigration cases such as extraordinary ability; national interest waiver; PERM; green card; N-400 Naturalization; various waivers; H cases; L executive, manager and specialized knowledge professional; E treaty investor/trader; cases with USCIS, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Consulates and National Visa Center.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Still Waiting for Green Card, Work Permit or Travel Document in the Mail?

Starting April 2, 2018, USCIS will destroy Green Cards, work permits or travel documents that have been returned undelivered by USPS after 60 days if applicants have not contacted USCIS with an updated address.

For additional information, please see: http://immigrationresource.net/still-waiting-for-green-card-work-permit-or-travel-document-in-the-mail/


April 3, 2018
This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-822four & email to info at tiyaimmigration dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-7728224; http://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; http://immigrationresource.net

We represent employers, companies, individuals, and families in U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law. Our clients are based nationwide in the U.S. and internationally. We focus on diverse immigration cases including, but are not limiting to: extraordinary ability; national interest waiver; PERM with U.S. Department of Labor; I-130 for sponsoring relatives and families; I-140 for employment green card; I-485 Adjustment Applications; I-765 work permit; I-131 for international travel and returning to the U.S; I-601 extreme hardship waiver relatives of U.S. citizen or green card holder; I-751 joint filing or waiver; N-400 Naturalization/Citizenship; N-648 Medical Waiver; I-212 waiver for deportation or removal order; J waiver; other waivers; H-1B professional worker/specialty occupation; H-2B temporary worker; L executive, manager and specialized knowledge professional transferring from overseas; E treaty investors/traders; B-1 business visitor to the U.S.; B-2 visitor to the U.S.; F-1 student coming to study in the U.S.; matters pertaining to consular processing with U.S. consulates and National Visa Centers; cases with USCIS; cases with U.S. Department of Labor; PERM audit; RFE Request for Evidence (RFE); NOID Notice of Intention to Deny (NOID), and others.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

New Online Filing Immigration System USCIS ELIS

New Online Filing Immigration System USCIS ELIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is moving toward green (environmental) modernization. On May 22, 2012, USCIS will launch a new online immigration system to streamline the filing processes of certain immigration benefits. The new online immigration system is known as USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) and will be released in phases. Initially, certain applicants will be able to conduct online filing of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. Additional types of online filings of immigration benefits will be gradually introduced into USCIS ELIS, with improvements to the systems functionality. Eventually, USCIS ELIS will enable online filings for all immigration benefits. Optional paper filings may still be available.

May 19, 2012: By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Attorney at Law, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224; Email: koka at tiyalaw dot com

http://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; http://immigrationresource.net

We represent employers, and individuals and their families in green card and all work visa matters in U.S. immigration law. We also have a focus on self-petition green card cases such as extraordinary ability and national interest waiver.

All Rights Reserved.

This article is intended for informational purposes only; and should not be relied on as a legal or any advice, or an attorney-client relationship

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

H-1B Work Visa Cap Has Been Reached on November 23, 2011 for FY2012

H-1B Work Visa Cap Has Been Reached on November 23, 2011 for FY2012

On November 23, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet the 65,000 statutory H-1B cap. Nov. 22, 2011 was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date (October 1, 2011 or later) in Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 2012). Any petitions arrived on November 23, 2011 or after will be rejected. The USCIS will begin accepting H-1B cap petitions again on April 1, 2012 for employment start-date of October 1, 2012 or later.

H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone on to apply for and obtain green card status.

Foreign nationals with at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent (equivalent degree or work experience) may be sponsored for H-1B petitions. A broad range of positions may fall under H-1B specialty occupations; each case depends on a position’s own set of duties and circumstances.

On April 1, 2011, the USCIS began accepting H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that were subject to the government-mandated annual H-1B cap of 65,000 and the 20,000 U.S. advanced degree cap exemption for FY 2012. The advanced degree exemption applies to an H-1B beneficiary who has successfully obtained a U.S. Master’s degree or higher. These H-1B petitions were for Fiscal Year 2012 (FY2012) visa quota (for employment start-date of October 1, 2011 or later), and as of November 23, 2011, the FY2012 visas quota (for October 1, 2011 start-date or later) for the 65,000 visa quota has already been closed on November 23, 2011. As of October 19, 2011, USCIS had also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the ‘advanced degree’ exemption.

When the H-1B cap is exhausted is the date USCIS informs the public that the cap has been reached (for this year, it was November 23, 2011 – visa quota for FY 2012). The final receipt date is the date USCIS physically receives the petition, and it is not based on the date that the H-1B petition has been postmarked.

Not all H-1B petitions are subject to the annual visa cap, depending on the types of H-1B petition being filed, and the types of entity-sponsor. For examples, foreign nationals who already have approved H-1B petitions or H-1B status may still have H-1B petitions filed for them such as to extend their H-1B status or to change H-1B employers. These H-1B petitions are not subject to the annual visa cap.

In general, H-1B petitions/work visas are approved for three years each time (up to a total maximum of 6 years). Under certain circumstances, H-1B work visas can be extended beyond the 6-year maximum time limitation.

Potential H-1B candidates who have not made it to the Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B visa quota (October 1, 2011 start-date or later) have the options to have their H-1B cap petitions submitted or resubmitted to the USCIS on or after April 1, 2012 (October 1, 2012 start-date or later) for the Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B visa quota. They can also consider other immigration options such as self-petition green card filings, if eligible.

By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Attorney at Law, at Tiya PLC; Tel: 703-772-8224
www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; www.immigrationresource.net
We represent employers, and individuals and their families in green card and work visa matters in U.S. immigration law. We also have a focus on self-petition green card cases such as extraordinary ability, national interest waiver and PERM labor certification.

All Rights Reserved.
This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as a legal advice or an attorney-client relationship.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

U.S. Consulates in China are Opening on Saturdays for Several Weeks!

Business and tourism between China and the United States have grown dramatically (especially in 2010) and they are expected to continue growing, over the years. As a result, the U.S. consulates across China have also seen a corresponding rise in visa applicants and wait times for visa appointments. In 2009, 66% of the visas issued by the U.S. consulates in China were for business and tourism to the United States.

In their efforts to meet the extraordinary growth in visa demands, the U.S. consulates in China are actively expanding their staffing and enhancing their technological systems, as well as working over the holidays. For example, over the next few weeks, through the “Super Saturday Visa Program”, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and four U.S. consulates in China, will be opening on Saturdays for the increased Chinese applicants seeking visas to travel to the United States.

IIt is extremely important for foreign nationals traveling to or for those already in the U.S. to adhere to and comply with the complex U.S. immigration law to avoid serious immigration complications. This applies to U.S. lawful permanent residents (LPR) as well. Some of the general matters to consider include, but are not limited to, not overstaying the period of authorized stay (such as the expiration date as endorsed on the I-94 departure/arrival record for non-LPR); not accepting employment in the U.S. without first seeking proper immigration authorization; not perpetrating, committing or attempting to commit visa or immigration fraud.

By Aik Wan Kok, Attorney at Law, at Tiya PLC; Tel: 202-506-9767
www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; www.immigrationresource.net

We represent companies, and individuals and their families in U.S. immigration law such as green card, work visa and waiver matters. We represent clients within the U.S. and abroad.

All Rights Reserved.
This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as a legal advice or an attorney-client relationship.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Immigration Filing Fees are Expected to Rise by the End of 2010 or Beginning of 2011

On June 9, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has proposed a new fee rule to increase (weighted average of about 10%) the immigration filing fees as a result of projected revenue shortfall of approximately $200 million in Fiscal Year of 2010 (projected costs of $2.3 billions with a $2.1 billions in projected revenue). The proposed fee rule seeks to establish new fees for certain procedures or cases (such as immigrant investor visas); and an increase in filing fees for many types of immigration filings such as green card cases, applications for employment authorization document, applications for renewal/replacement of green card, temporary work visas. There is no proposed filing fee increase for naturalization or U.S. citizenship applications.

Applicants who are unable to afford the USCIS filing fees may submit an “inability to pay” request to the USCIS to waive the filing fee requirement(s). The USCIS grants fee waiver on a case-by-case basis after considering the totality of the circumstances presented.

The proposed fee increase is important to the eventual continuous, efficient and smooth functioning of the USCIS because over 90% of its budget is derived from filing fees from immigration filings and cases.

The proposed fee rule has been formerly published at the Federal Register today (June 11, 2010) for 45 days, and a final rule is expected to be published at the end of this year.

By Aik Wan Kok, Attorney at Law, at Tiya PLC; Tel: 202-506-9767
www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; www.immigrationresource.net

We represent companies, and individuals and their families in U.S. immigration law such as green card, work visa and waiver matters. We represent clients within the U.S. and abroad.

All Rights Reserved.
This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as a legal advice or an attorney-client relationship.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Rising Demand for Workforce, Foreign Nationals or Otherwise, As Oil Spill and Environmental Calamities Worsen in the Gulf of Mexico?

With the spread of environmental calamities as a result of the severe and continuous oil leak caused by BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States, international cooperation and efforts from various experts which include, but are not limited to the scientific, environmental, and natural oil/gas communities are more sacrosanct than ever.

This oil spill disaster is expected to be the worst environmental catastrophe in the U.S. Patches of the oil spill have already washed up on the coastal parts of three U.S. states (Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi). Before that, the oil spill has also begun to eliminate or severely dampen the livelihood of fishermen and other workforce relying on the coastal and marine economy. Even the U.S. tertiary sectors relying on the coastal or marine economy are severely affected. This oil spill catastrophe could not come at a worse time given that the U.S. and many international communities are still trying to ride out of the economic downtown. At the same time, we will see a shift of demand for other types of workforce, and the creation or increase of other types of jobs and industries.

As a result of this environmental and economical catastrophe caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we expect to see a rising demand for wide-ranging and diverse specialized professionals in the U.S. to combat the increasingly evident and potential astronomical environmental disasters. These professionals, whether they are U.S. residents or foreign nationals, may range from scientists, engineers, environmentalists, researchers, environmental and other economists, biologists, oceanographic professionals, atmospheric professionals, medical/legal/financial/insurance/business experts, geologists, and/or alternative/clean/other energy experts.

Qualified and eligible foreign national experts, professionals or technical personnel are, therefore, likely to see increasing opportunities to fill the needs in the U.S. to resolve the oil spill and related environmental, industrial and economic catastrophe.

There are many types of immigration options which would allow such qualified workforce to enter or remain in the U.S. to help resolve the oil spill and pertinent matters.

A. For nonimmigrant or temporary work visas, the immigration options include, but are not limited to:
1. H-1B specialty occupation professionals work visas.
2. H-2 seasonal or temporary worker work visas.
3. E treaty trader/investor work visas.
4. TN NAFTA country work visas.
5. L-1 intra-company transferee work visas.
6. O-1 extraordinary ability work visas.

B. For immigrant or permanent lawful residence status (commonly, known as the green card), the immigration options include, but are not limited to:

1. Employment-Based (EB-1) extraordinary ability green card status.
2. EB-1 multinational managers/executives green card status.
3. EB-2 outstanding researcher/professor green card status.
4. EB-2 national interest waiver green card status.
5. EB-2 exceptional ability green card status.

C. Depending on the foreign nationals’ credentials and eligibility, and the types of immigration option being sought, the foreign nationals may or may not require any existing or new employer-sponsors.

This would be an opportune time to call for concerted efforts from all qualified professionals and workforce, whether they are in the U.S. or abroad, foreign nationals or otherwise, to explore their expertise and opportunities to help overcome the environmental and economical problems caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Ultimately, the adverse and wide-spreading environmental and economical impact from this oil spill is inherently non-adherence to national borders, and is therefore, an international concern as opposed to just a U.S. crisis.

By Aik Wan Kok, Attorney at Law, at Tiya PLC; Tel: 202-506-9767
www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; www.immigrationresource.net

We represent employers, and individuals and their families in green card and work visa matters in U.S. immigration law. We represent clients within the U.S. and abroad.

All Rights Reserved.
This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as a legal advice or an attorney-client relationship.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Tiya Immigration Law Services

Tiya Law
With more than a decade of professional, full-service immigration law experience with excellent results, we are your best source of professional U.S. immigration law services at excellent prices.
Services:

A. Employment-Based Permanent Residence Cases:
1. Employment-Based Preference 1 category (EB-1)
• Extraordinary Ability Alien• Outstanding Researcher
• Intracompany Managers/Executive Transfer
2. Employment-based preference 2 category (EB-2)
• National Interest Waiver
• PERM

3. Employment-Based Preference 3 category (EB-3)
• PERM

B. Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Cases:
B-1/B-2 Extension
F-1 Student Status
E-1 Treaty Trader
E-2 Investor Visa
H-1B Nonimmigrant Worker
H-2B
H-3 Trainee Program
J Status
L-1 Intra-company Transfer
O-1 Extraordinary Ability
TN Treaty National

B.1. Family-Based Nonimmigrant Cases:
K-1 Fiancé Visa
K-3 Spouse Visa

C. Family Green Card Cases:
Immigrant Petition for Alien Relatives (Spouse, Children, Parents and Siblings)

D. Other Green Card Cases:
Renewal of Green Card
Replacement of Green Card
Absence from the U.S.

E. Citizenship Cases:
Naturalization Application
Replacement of Naturalization Certificate

F. Outbound Immigration Cases:
Immigration cases to foreign countries

G. Corporate immigration employment compliance

Green Cards

Work Visas L-V

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service

Work Visas: A-G

Labels

Work Visas H-T

Tags

 
USA Immigration Lawyers | Immigration Law Services | USA Immigration News.