Guestbook Entry for Amit Gathani, United States
Name
Amit Gathani
Country
United States
State
VA
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Guestbook Entry for Sachin Kulkarni, United States
Name
Sachin Kulkarni
Country
United States
State
TX
USCIS Issues Precedent Appeals Decision on P-3 Nonimmigrant Visa Petition
Issuance Based on 2009 Petition by Los Angeles-based Skirball Cultural Center
Released May 15, 2012
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) today issued a binding precedent decision addressing the term “culturally unique” and its significance in the adjudication of petitions for performing artists and entertainers.
Visas and Green Cards for Artists, Musicians and Performers
[custom:eb-1-classification-introduction]
Profession/Occupation
Green Card
Guestbook Entry for Saurabh Gupta, United States
Name
Saurabh Gupta
Country
United States
State
NJ
USCIS Updates Five RFE Templates For Stakeholder Viewing
On April 12, 2010, Director Mayorkas introduced the Request for Evidence (RFE) Project, an initiative that engages stakeholders in the review and revision of RFE templates used at the Service Centers to ensure they are:
Guestbook Entry for raju penmetsa, United States
Name
raju penmetsa
Country
United States
State
WA
Recording for February 20, 2025, Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Immigration.com
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
FAQs:
1. Can I volunteer with a Non-Profit while on any temporary visa (for example, F-1 OPT)?
2. Options after layoff on approved EB-1 - Compelling circumstances EAD and GC EAD conversion
3. NIW I-485 rejected: Refiling options and priority date usage?
Guestbook Entry for Raja R. Iyengar, United States
Name
Raja R. Iyengar
Country
United States
State
Virginia
Guestbook Entry for Rajalakshmi Aaasoori, United States
Name
Rajalakshmi Aaasoori
Country
United States
State
NJ
NPWC Processing Times (as of 03/14/2014)
NPWC Processing Times (as of 03/14/2014)
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
Guestbook Entry for Ramakrishna Ganti, United States
Name
Ramakrishna Ganti
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
H-1B2 - Specialty Occupations Related to DoD (Dept. of Defense) Cooperative Research and Development Projects or Coproduction projects
We have provided consultation and completed some DoD H-1B cases. In one of these, the beneficiary was about to reach the six-year limit of his H-1B status, and changed to a H-1B2 in order to be eligible for an additional four years of stay. It appears USCIS itself is unfamiliar with H-1B2 visas. We often end up educating CIS on even the most basic legal issues in this area.
Status
Changed to a H-1B2 status in order to be eligible for an additional four years stay.
Nonimmigrant Visas
US Immigration Questions, Feb 19, 2015 Free Community Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)
Agency
Immigration Law
National Hockey League (NHL) and Vermont Service Center Meeting
The National Hockey League (NHL) requested USCIS to hold a teleconference during its annual conference. During that teleconference, NHL counsel posed several questions to USCIS. The question and answers are provided below (see attachment) for the benefit of interested stakeholders.In order to avoid repetition in the answers, USCIS notes that it stated several times that each petition mustestablish visa eligibility on its own merits. The Vermont Service Center (VSC) does not maintain acentral document depository for O and P nonimmigrant visa petitions.
P Visa Services and Fees
Fee schedule for P classification (USCIS requires all filing fees to be paid EITHER via ACH Transaction or Credit card)
| Fee Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Legal fees (to our Office, payable at the commencement of the case) | $3,600 |
| Fedex Expenses | appx. $100 |
| Filing fees (Form I-129) (to the USCIS) |
$1,015 (for companies with 25 or more employees) |