Rajiv's Article - View: Trump’s Immigration - Destruction, not disruption - The Economic Times
Published by : The Economic Times - Date: October 14, 2020
By Rajiv Khanna
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| Analyst Review | April 2020 |
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| Reconsideration Request to the CO | June 2020 |
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AAO Processing Times (July - Sept 2020)
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| Cumulative total of all completions | 37.89% | 1842 | |
| I-129CW | CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker | 100% | 7 |
| I-129E2 | CNMI Treaty Investor | 75% | 4 |
| I-129F | Petition for Fiancée | 81.82% | 11 |
| I-129H1B | Nonimmigrant Specialty Occupation Worker |
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Visa Bulletin - November 2020
Number 47
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A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during November for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
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Rajiv's News Clips - Trump administration fires another bullet on H-1B program: Random lottery to be replaced with wagebased selection process - Times of India
Published by : The Times of India - Date: October 29, 2020
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv on the article:
“USCIS is proposing changes in the H-1B selection process so that the H-1B quota selection is made from the highest wage down. This looks more like an election stunt than regulations that are properly thought out,” Rajiv S. Khanna, Arlington based, 1/3 managing attorney at Immigration.com told TOI.
When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: November 2020
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B Visa Overview
The B visa category applies to citizens of foreign countries who wish to visit the United States for a temporary period. There are two types of B visas: B-1 (for business) and B-2 (for pleasure or medical treatment). A B-1 visa would be issued for an individual desiring to enter the U.S. to consult with business associates; attend a scientific, educational, professional or business convention or conference; settle an estate; or negotiate a contract. A B-2 visa would be issued for an individual wishing to enter the U.S.
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EB-1 Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researchers/Professors, International Managers/Executive
Under the various employment based categories, Category I based permanent residency is the most difficult to obtain. Initially, the foreign national must determine if he/she is eligible for lawful permanent residency according to the USCIS guidelines.
An applicant filing an EB1 alien of extraordinary ability application may self-petition, but an applicant filing under outstanding researcher and/or professor and multinational manager must have a sponsoring employer.
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EB-2 Professionals with Advanced Degrees or Persons with Exceptional Ability
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EB-3 Overview
EB-3 Classification is appropriate for:
Professionals with a baccalaureate degree (or foreign equivalent degree but not necessarily any experience);
Skilled Workers with at minimum two years of experience (there is no degree requirement); and
Unskilled Workers who have less than two years of training or experience.
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Introduction - K-1/K-2 Status
The K-1 Fiancé (e) Visa allows foreign nationals, potential spouses of United States Citizens to enter the United States for the sole purpose of marriage.
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M Visa Overview
SummaryThe Immigration and Nationality Act provides nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. The "F" visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs, the "M" visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue nonacademic or vocational studies and "J" Visa is reserved for nonimmigrants who wants to participate, and intends to participate, in an exchange visitor program designated by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. |
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Visitor Visa Overview
The visitor visa is a type of nonimmigrant visa for persons desiring to enter the United States temporarily for business (B-1) or for pleasure, tourism or medical treatment (B-2). International travelers with visitor visas comprise a large portion of temporary visitor travel to the United States every year. For more information, please click on the "Visitor/Business" Visa main menu on the top.
E Visa Overview
E Visa can be of 3 types, E-1/E-2 (Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors) and E-3. The E-3 visa allows for the admission of an alien who is a national of the Commonwealth of Australia and who is entering the U.S. to perform services in a “specialty occupation".