Sitemap - 2022 - Webber Immigration News and Analysis

EB-2 NIW Case Study: European genomics researcher (2019 Master's degree in Biology) - approved without RFE

Your EB I-485 application has been filed and your priority date is no longer current - Now What?

Jan 2023 Visa Bulletin Analysis: Cut-Off Dates come to EB1 India/China and continue for EB2 ROW (Rest of World)

USCIS FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Requests can be Important Tools for Skilled Immigrants

Not Official Legal Advice for F-1 Students from India

EB-1 India: Taking a Dive and Working the Refs

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Indian-born pharma scientist (4 publications, 12 citations) - approved without RFE

Landlocked: When do green card applicants "have to stay" in the United States?

"Creating" 365 days for H-1B extensions beyond 6 years

I-693 Medical Exam Validity

Dec 2022 Visa Bulletin: Cut-Off Dates arrive for EB-2 ROW (Rest of World)

"Sometimes, Dead is Better" - Contrarian Thoughts for H-1Bs/L-1s on Layoffs in Big Tech

EB-2 NIW: The Long Shot Option for Year 5 of H-1B Workers without a Priority Date

"Non-Resident Alien" is a Tax Term

Current Trends in EB Immigration (Oct 30, 2022)

Nov 2022 Visa Bulletin - Analysis of Ominous Section E --- WHY?

Nov 2022 Visa Bulletin - Analysis of the Ominous Section E

October 2022 Visa Bulletin: Various Thoughts on India EB2/EB3 Retrogression and the Road Ahead

Visa Bulletin: A Primer for Employment-Based (EB) Immigrants

O-1 Case Study: Indian Engineer running out of H-1B time (O-1 approved with a month to spare)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Nepali self-petitioning researcher approved from abroad

9141 Requests: Details Matter!

L-2 and E-2 EADs are dead! (OK - not super new news; but still something worth celebrating!)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Surgeon and Medical Researcher (Case Approved - Another one really fast!)

Indian-Born L-1B Visa Holders: Everyone Hates You (OK - that's a Clickbait Headline)

EB-2 NIW: Eligibility based on STEM (Biden Administration's Jan 2022 guidance)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Biochemist (Case Approved - Really Fast!)

EB I-140 Priority Date Retention

EB-2 NIW: The Case for EB-2 NIW for Indian-Born Immigrants (even those with existing EB-2 PERM Priority Dates)

EB-2 NIW: Matter of Dhanasar - Deep Dive into Prong 1 (Proposed Endeavor of National Importance)

Visa Bulletin: Sept 2022 - Some thoughts

How Does a Mid-Career Professional Immigrate to the US? (Short Answer: Not Easily)

EB 485 processing: Green Card Approved!

EB-2 NIW Case Study: IT Specialist (Case Denied)

J-1 Research Fellows: U.S. immigration pathways [A Primer]

National Visa Center (NVC) - A Primer with some Pro Tips

Brainstorming for F1 Students from India or China - Options after Graduation

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Sales Manager (Case Denied)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Professor of International Studies (Case Denied)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Materials Engineer (Case Approved)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Real Estate Developer (Case Denied)

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Lawyer (Case Denied)

PERM 9141 Determination: IT Project Manager = Project Management Specialist (13-1082)

EB I-485 Processing: USCIS is denying Advance Parole Applications ... again

EB-2 NIW: What is it? And why is it so important now? [A Primer]

EB I-485 Success Story: Changing Principal Applicant from EB3 Wife to EB2 Husband with pending I-485s

PERM Labor Certification: 9141 Validity

EAD Processing: Tips for Expedites

Visa Bulletin: August 2022 - Some Thoughts

L-1 Visas: A Summer 2022 Update

Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India will always disappoint!

EB I-485: No interview required

EB-1B: Success Story!

U.S. Immigration Law Explained, in one Long Post

H-1Bs and layoffs

5 thoughts after spending 10 hours at LaGuardia

Employer Green Card Sponsorship: When?? -- ANYTIME!

PERM Labor Certification: A Brief History

Non-Immigrant Petitions: Timely filed extensions (the 240 day rule) -- Theory versus Practice

O-1 Success: Quick case study

H-1B Cap: Lottery Winners and job changes before October 1

F-1 Student to Green Card: YES - It is Possible

H-1B Cap: Regarding Multiple Submissions

H-1B: Cap lottery statistics, from March 2022 H-1B cap lottery

EB-2 NIW: Creative consideration of quasi-government agencies

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