Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
Today, in a historic vote, the Senate successfully passed (on a 68-32 vote) S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
Today, in a historic vote, the Senate successfully passed (on a 68-32 vote) S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
My spouse and I are staying in the USA since last 10 years on work visa H-1B. We have our second daughter born in 2016 who is facing neurological disability which requires long term care and constant therapies. The current scenario is my husband's H-1B has denied and couldn't get back to the USA. I am here in the USA with my both kids on B2 Visa. My both kids are US Citizens. Is there any legislation which can provide legal stay to the parent of a child with disability in the USA?
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The answer is "No". You can stay on a tourist visa. There are no special visas or green card for such situations. More...
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I am on H-1B and my spouse is on H-4 EAD. She got her EAD last year. She would like to do online business where she will sell items online on eCommerce website like ebay, amazon, etsy. These items will be shipped from India. I would like to know if she can do such online business where the items are going to be shipped from India.
Of course on H-4 EAD, she can do anything she likes, she can do online business, sell items on ebay amazon no problem at all. These items shipped from India is perfectly fine.
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USCIS now interprets the 24-month STEM OPT extension rule from 2016 to require a STEM OPT worker to be placed only at a worksite of the employer. In other words, the USCIS now says that any offsite placement, including at a third-party worksite, is prohibited. Will this affect the H1B petitions filed by employers for such opt students, where they are working at an end client location (not employer location) and the H1B petition was filed with end client details.
First of all to say that USCIS has changed its regulations and they do not allow off-site placements of STEM OPT extensions students is incorrect, because USCIS has said this from a very long time that they are not going to allow these placements. If you are in a situation, what can happen is you could be considered to be out of status for no fault of your own. So if you file an H-1B and if the government says well we think you're out of status hopefully that's all they can do, they can make you go outside the USA for a visa stamping.
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1,800 - $2,400 depending on type of case, due at the commencement of the case |
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Filing Fees to the USCIS (Single Applicant): Form N-400, See USCIS Fee Calculator |
3. | Federal Express Expenses: approximately $75 - $100 |
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Legal Fees (for our Office)$6,800 ($3,200 for preparing the Labor Certification Application at the commencement of the case followed by $2,400 for preparing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; and $1,200 for preparing Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status/Consular Processing. |
The fee schedule for Green Card through Extraordinary Ability Alien, Outstanding Researcher/Professor, and Multinational Manager (fees are payable by personal checks) is as follows:
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Note: For governmental Requests For Evidence (RFEs), we charge extra based upon the complexity of the issue(s).
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$15,000 payable as follows for preparing I-526 Immigrant Petition: $10,000 at the commencement and the second installment of $5000 on the 1st day of the following month. |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
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Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
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Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
The fee schedule for EB-3 (Schedule A) NURSES (fees are payable by personal or corporate checks) is as follows:
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
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Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
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Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant Forms I-360, I-485, See USCIS Fee Calculator |
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Federal Express Expenses: approximately $300 -$400 |
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Legal fees (to our Office, payable at the commencement of the case) | $2,800 |
Fedex Expenses | appx. $100 |
1. | Legal fees (for our Office) | $2,600 payable at the commencement of the case |
2. | Filing fees (to the USCIS) for Form I-129 |
$1,015 (for companies with 26 or more employees) |
1. | Legal fees (for our Office): $4,200 payable at the commencement of the case |
2. | Filing fees (to the USCIS) Form DS 3035: $120 Form I-612: $1,100 |
3. | Federal Express Expenses: approx. $100 |
Note: For governmental Requests For Evidence (RFEs), we charge extra based upon the complexity of the issue(s)
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Legal Fee For Border Applications | $1,800 |
Fee schedule for B-1/B-2 visa classification (payable by personal or corporate checks)
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Legal fee | $2,200 |
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Legal fees payable to our Office at the commencement of the case | $3,800 |
Fedex Expenses | appx. $100 |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$6,000 ($4,800 at the commencement of the case and |
2. |
Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$6,400 ($5,200 at the commencement of the case and and $1200 at the time of the preparation of I-485) |
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Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant Forms I-140, I-485, I-765, I-131: See USCIS Fee Calculator |