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All H-1B Premium Processing Now Resumed

October 5, 2017April 2, 2020Careerknacks

ALL H-1B PREMIUM PROCESSING NOW RESUMED

October 3, 2017- Today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that is has resumed premium processing for all H-1B extension of stay petitions, thereby enabling petitioners in all circumstances to utilize premium processing for their H-1B employees. Whether filing a new H-1B or seeking to upgrade a pending Petition, Premium Processing and its 15-day money-back-guarantee has been fully reinstated for all types of H-1B Petitions. Read more →

CareerKnacks Summary: July Visa Action Bulletin

July 11, 2017April 2, 2020Careerknacks

The Department of State (DOS) has published the Visa Bulletin for July 2017. Once again, USCIS has indicated that employment-based applicants must use the Final Action Dates chart (shown below) to determine when they may file their adjustment of status applications. This month, the Final Action Dates mostly moved forward by a few months, however, the 3rd preference Philippines category (which includes Schedule A Nurses born in the Philippines) moved forward by a full year (from May 1, 2013 to May 15, 2014), so that anyone in that category with a May 15, 2014 priority date or earlier is now eligible to submit an adjustment of status application with USCIS. Please note that, for employment-based cases, the priority date is the date on which USICS accepted an individual’s I-140 petition for processing. Read more →

April Visa Bulletin Shows More Movement Forward

March 28, 2017April 2, 2020Careerknacks

The April 2017 Visa Bulletin shows some movement forward for the employment-based categories. Once again, USCIS has indicated that employment-based applicants must use the “Final Action Dates” chart (shown below) to determine when they may file their adjustment of status applications. This month, the Final Action Dates mostly moved forward by several months. The 3rd preference Philippines category (which includes Schedule A Nurses) moved forward by six months (from March 15, 2012 to September 15, 2012), so that anyone in that category with a September 15, 2012 priority date or earlier is now eligible to submit an adjustment of status application with USCIS. Please note that, for employment-based cases, the priority date is the date on which USICS received an individual’s I-140 Petition.

Everything You Need To Know About Your Immigrant Rights

March 22, 2017April 2, 2020Careerknacks

.Since we are always looking out for our CareerKnacks family of nurses, we wanted to share a really great graphic from Asian Journal on knowing your rights when it comes to immigration. Since it can be intimidating to be questioned in any way about your status, having a resource like this to refer to can really help to feel prepared if you find yourself in a difficult situation. For more information, had to their website to read the full article (and don’t forget to bookmark this graphic!). Although something like this is unlikely to happen, it is better to be safe and know in advance what your rights are.