Throughout the next few months, USCIS will begin the process of returning H-1B petitions that were not selected in the H-1B lottery for fiscal year 2017. Each package will contain the respective H-1B petition along with a rejection notice specifying that the petition was not selected in the lottery. If…
Every year USCIS receives and adjudicates approximately 6 million applications from foreign nationals seeking to immigrate to the United States, and U.S. companies seeking to employ foreign workers temporarily. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics, “an estimated 13.1 million lawful permanent residents (LPRs) were living…
The 27th AILA (American Immigration Lawyer Association) California Chapter Conference was held between the 13th and 15th of November 2014 at San Jose, California. Attorney Yingei Zhou, Esq. was in attendance on behalf of our law firm. The conference concentrated on several trending topics such as status of comprehensive immigration…
By Yingfei Zhou, Esq. The TN is a wonderful category to achieve quick entry for Canadians and Mexicans without the extra H-1B baggage of a labor condition application (LCA) or specialty occupation analysis. Canadian professionals listed in Appendix 1603. D.1 to Annex 1603 of NAFTA can apply and be admitted…
By Yingfei Zhou, Esq. In late Friday afternoon of May 2, 2014, the client, a Canadian citizen, contacted our firm about applying for a TN visa as a Technical Publications Writer. A few days before coming to our office, he was denied TN status at the U.S./Canada Champlain border. According…
Great update provided by AILA regarding TN Visa Admissions for Canadian Applicants. The fundamental and most valuable benefit to Canadians under NAFTA is the speed with which applications can be processed at the Port of Entry. You can arrive to the Border, present the application, pay the filing fee, and…
The TN nonimmigrant classification permits qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level, as defined in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Generally, to be eligible for TN status: 1) you have to be a…
Canadians have unique procedural options to apply for admission in a status that authorizes employment. The different procedural options primarily are for L‐1 intracompany transferees and TN professional workers. Intracompany Transferees L1 Visa: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), citizens of Canada are authorized to present a petition…
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Professional (TN) visa allows citizens of Canada and Mexico to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level, such as Accountant, Economist, Computer Systems Analyst, Engineer, etc. Only Canadian and Mexican citizens who are professionals…
In a previous Blog post we have updated the period of Admission for Canadian Applicants, this post will provide the latest update for Mexican Professional Applicants under NAFTA. Prior to Mexico’s accession to the U.S./Canada agreement. IMMACT90 made U.S. immigration laws more restrictive. When Congress later approved the favored relationship–NAFTA–citizens…
