by IdaKeir | Jan 28, 2020 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas
On Jan. 27 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government may now implement and enforce its public charge rule while litigation continues in lower courts – except in Illinois. This is not a final decision in the case/s but it’s not a good sign....
by IdaKeir | Jan 18, 2020 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive, Visa Bulletin
The State Department has posted the February 2020 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for U.S. green card applicants in visa categories with quotas or limits. There are no such quotas for U.S. citizens sponsoring their...
by IdaKeir | Jan 10, 2020 | Employment & Nurses, Ida Keir Law, News Archive
In 2020, USCIS is introducing a new electronic H-1B registration system to apply for the 65,000 H-1B visas available by law in the annual “H-1B lottery.” In the past, “petitioner” employers had to submit complete paper H-1B applications...
by IdaKeir | Nov 27, 2019 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas, News Archive, Visa Bulletin
The State Department has posted the December 2019 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for U.S. green card applicants in visa categories with quotas or limits. There are no quotas for U.S. citizens sponsoring their spouses,...
by IdaKeir | Jul 30, 2019 | Citizenship, Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Student Visas, Tourists & Short-Term Visas
You filed your petition or application with USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and you’ve waited – and waited. Maybe you’ve had an in-person interview with USCIS. Now you’re hoping and expecting an approval to arrive. Instead you receive one of these...
by IdaKeir | Jun 28, 2019 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Visa Bulletin
There are 2 big steps in getting a green card when the immigrant lives abroad. This process is called “consular processing.” When the immigrant is already in the U.S. the process is “adjustment of status” and there may be one step or two, depending on the type of...
