https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUZ6U-Wasd4 The H-1B cap season is now in full swing. Electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B work visa lottery opened on March 6th and will close at noon eastern time on March 22nd. If you want to know how you can prepare for the upcoming lottery and learn…
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How to Beat the Visa Bulletin Backlog? EB-3 Downgrade Petitions
Every month the Department of State releases the Visa Bulletin, which tells visa applicants how long they must wait before they can apply for their green cards to immigrate to the United States. Unfortunately, the Dates for Filing chart of the Visa Bulletin has not seen any forward movement in…
Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces BIG Changes to the H-1B Program in 2024!!!
If you are in participating in the H-1B visa program as an employer or beneficiary, you may be interested to learn all about the recent changes being made to strengthen the program and improve the H-1B registration selection process. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security published a final rule in…
Great NEWS!! Green Card Backlog Decreased in January: When will NVC schedule my interview?
In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick shares the latest news regarding the Immigrant Visa backlog at the National Visa Center as of January 2024. If you would like to know more about this important update, please keep on watching. Did you Know? Every month the Department of State’s National Visa Center…
Good News: January 2024 Visa Bulletin Explained!!!
In this blog post, attorney Jacob Sapochnick shares everything you need to know about the January 2024 Visa Bulletin including major advancements in the employment based and family-sponsored preference categories. This is the most significant movement we have seen in months! We also discuss our predictions on what to expect…
The December 2023 Visa Bulletin
In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses the grim outlook of the December Visa Bulletin. While we had hoped to see more forward movement for the month of December, very little changes can be seen when compared to the previous month. However, we hope that this video will be…
What to Do If Your PERM Labor Certification Is Denied?
In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses different avenues that an employer may wish to take if their employee’s PERM labor certification has been denied by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). For those who are unaware, the PERM labor certification process allows a U.S. employer to sponsor a foreign…
Student Visa Bad News: New report shows student visa denial rates have increased significantly
If you are planning to study in the United States, you should be aware of the increasingly high rate of denials among F-1 and M-1 student visa applicants. If you are interested in learning more about this important topic, please keep on watching. Overview According to a new report released…
Visa Bulletin of July 2023 with Jacob Sapochnick
In this video, and just like every month we cover the movement in the family-sponsored and employment-based preference categories of the July 2023 Visa Bulletin. We are seeing some big advancements in the family-sponsored categories next month, as well as some retrogressions in the final action dates for the…
H1B Visa Lottery 2024 – What to do if I wasn’t selected – with Jacob Sapochnick
In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses the end of the selection process for the H-1B Visa Lottery for fiscal year 2024. If you were not selected in the lottery but would like to know more about your immigration options, then this is the right video for you. Did you…