It seems appropriate that we address school issues right around now with finals finishing up at most places. If one is attending school on an F-1 visa here in the US, the school must keep track of the foreign student’s status on SEVIS.
What happens if stops going to class? Essentially that means one has fallen [...]
Archive for December, 2008
F-1 Students: How to Apply for Reinstatement
Posted in F-1 on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Visa Bulletin January 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The new visa bulletin for January 2009 is now available.
As far as the employment based visas go, there hasn’t been any significant change since the last bulletin. Some of the dates have moved forward a month or so. There has been no retrogression.
The “Other Workers” category date is now March 15, 2003.
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EB-5 (One Million Dollar Investment Visa or $500K)
Posted in EB-5, Legal Permanent Resident, Work based US residence on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Investors are able to obtain permanent residency (greencard) via the EB-5 Immigrant Visa. This isn’t to be confused with an E-1/E-2 Trader/Investor Visa, which is a non-immigrant visa (temporary).
Generally, the EB-5 Investor Visa requires two things:
1. An active investment of $1,000,000 (one million dollars) into a commercial enterprise
AND
2. Create 10 full time jobs for US [...]
Skilled Immigrants and “Brain waste”
Posted in Immigration Policy on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Los Angeles Times discusses the issues that face educated immigrants who are “under-employed” when they arrive in the United States. A study reveals that approximately 1.3 million college educated immigrants are in low-level jobs or unemployed because their foreign credentials are not recognized here in the United States — thereby creating a brain waste.
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