Archive for March, 2016
Applying for a Greencard for my Wife or Husband: Frequently Asked Questions
By Shaftel Law / March 28, 2016 / Legal News
Q1: What is a “One Step” immigration application? A one step application is what immigration attorneys call an immediate relative adjustment of status application because the two steps of the process can be filed together. The foundational form for Step 1 is form I-130 (petition for alien relative). During this step, we must prove the […]
A Tricky Problem: How Long Am I Authorized to Work When I Change H-1b Employers?
By Shaftel Law / March 16, 2016 / Legal News
Many foreign nationals (“FN”) in H-1b status are aware of “H-1b Portability”, which allows a H-1b FN to transfer to a new H-1b employer upon the filing of a H-1b petition by the new employer. The genesis of this rule is in a law called AC-21 (or “The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act […]