The Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”) permits citizens of 38 designated countries to travel to the United States for business or tourism for stays of up to 90 days without a visa. In return, those 38 countries permit U.S. citizens and nationals to travel to their countries for a similar length of time without a visa […]
To be eligible for naturalization, permanent residents must establish, among other things, that they have maintained continuous residence and physical presence in the United States for a specific period of time. The time requirements for continuous residence and physical presence vary depending on whether a permanent resident is filing for naturalization under the general naturalization […]
H-1B Cap Petitions refer to the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, submitted by companies in the United States on behalf of nonimmigrants. The H-1B Cap filing period begins on, or shortly after, April 1 each year, and generally ends when the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has received sufficient petitions to fulfill the […]
