Immigration Blog

ITServe Win Means No More Short H1B Approvals or Right to Control RFEs? 5/26/2020 ITServe is a prominent association of IT service organizations in the United States. Since 2018, ITServe filed litigation to oppose USCIS in their erratic decisions, and on March 10, 2020, ITServe had a big win in court against USCIS.

Game Changer: USCIS Losing Key IT Job Specialty Occupation Cases in Federal Court 5/26/20 Particularly as of late, USCIS has been giving harsh treatment to H1B petitions where it has applied an unduly narrow interpretation of what qualifies as a an “H-1B specialty occupation. These cases are: -Info Labs Inc., v.

USCIS Rescinds Anti-H1B Memos, Incredible News! June 17, 2020 USCIS has rescinded two of their most anti-H1B, namely the January 2010 Employer-Employee Relationship memo and the February 2018 Contracts and Itineraries Requirements memo. The memo itself can be read here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2020/PM-602-0114_ITServeMemo.pdf So, what does this mean? USCIS now says an H1B petitioner is not required to submit contracts between the petitioner and third parties.

K-3 Visa – An Endangered Species? 7/25/2022 Have you ever been to a farm? Have you seen any hens? Did you notice that hens do not have incisors or molars, basically meaning they do not have teeth. That is where the saying came from “rarer than hen’s teeth.” In the immigration world, the K-3 qualifies as the hens teeth of visas.

FAFSA 2026 updates explained for international students. Learn who qualifies, key deadlines, and the best funding options if you’re not eligible for federal financial aid.