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The R-1 Visa – We put our faith in God, the rest is up...

By Michael Phulwani, Esq. and Dev B. Viswanath, Esq. The R-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa for foreign religious workers to work in the US....

L-1 Visa – Want to transfer an employee or open up a subsidiary in...

By Michael Phulwani, Esq. and Dev B. Viswanath, Esq. An L-1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa available for foreign individuals who have worked out of...

New H-1B policy memorandum issued to protect workers: USCIS

Washington: The new H-1B policy memorandum is part of the effort by the Trump Administration to protect the wages and working conditions of both...

A great work visa option for Canadian & Mexican Nationals – The TN visa

By Michael Phulwani, Esq. and Dev B. Viswanath, Esq. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established certain economic and trade relationships for the United...

H-1B Visa – To Be Skilled or Not to be Skilled, that is the...

By Michael Phulwani, Esq. & Dev B. Viswanath, Esq. The H-1B visa program allows employers in the United States to employ foreign employees in specialty...

Proposed US Bill on H-1B visa has ‘onerous conditions’, cautions software body

New Delhi: The proposed US Bill -- Protect and Grow American Jobs -- is riddled with "onerous conditions" and places "unprecedented obligations" on both...

‘Short term visits DO NOT = Permanent Residence opportunities’

By Michael Phulwani, and Dev B. anad Viswanath, On August 1, 2017, the Department of State (DOS) revised its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and...

US move to hike H1B minimum wages will hit Indian IT sweatshops

Mumbai: A new legislation in the United States—which proposes to increase minimum wages, paid to foreign tech workers employed in the country on H1B...

US resumes premium processing of H-1B visas popular among Indian techies

Washington: The US has resumed premium processing of H-1B work visas in all categories, months after it was suspended temporarily to handle the huge...

Visa Bulletin Retrogression- Where do Immigrants and Families Stand?

By Michael Phulwani, Esq. and Dev B. Viswanath, Esq. Congress sets limits on the number of immigrant visas that can be issued each year. If...