Client just called and asked for a change of status from B2 visitor to F1 student. I said, great we can help, but when does your status expire. He said, no worries I am good for 10 years!!! Been here for 4 only. I said: No you are not, the…
The number of Chinese students studying in the United States surged 30 percent in the 2009-10 academic year, making China, for the first time, the top country of origin for international students, according to “Open Doors,” the Institute of International Education’s annual report. The report found that a record high…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
