The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. As of 07/16/10, USCIS receipted 30,154 petitions, toward the 47,000 beneficiaries target for the second half of the fiscal year. This count includes 28,539 approved and 1,615 pending…
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iCert System: Changes and Problems
In response to the query for slow down of iCert portal until July 1, 2010, OFLC has informed that they are aware about the same and working on it. Finally the iCert Portal was up and ready to work since July 2, 2010. We like to take this opportunity to…
How to record and report departure from the United States after the fact?
As many of our readers know, overstaying a visa can have a serious implications on ones ability to return to the US. The USCIS can record timely departure of a visitor by collecting the I-94 card upon exit. An I-94 is a form denoting the Arrival-Departure Record of particular foreigners…
B2 Tourists and Visa Waiver – Options for Foreign Nationals Stranded due to the Icelandic Volcano Eruption
Some 63,000 flights had been canceled in Europe by the end of Sunday, in the four days since the air space of northern Europe was shut down by an enormous ash cloud from an erupting volcano beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland. Passengers are scrambling to find alternative travel routes.…
New Tax requirements for F-1 Students and OPT Holders
We like to intimate about the special tax return filing requirements for foreign students. According to Notice 2005-77: “Non-resident aliens whose U.S. wages do not exceed the personal exemption amount are not required to file a tax return”. We encouraged to go for Tax filing in order to receive a…