Eligible Nationals of Haiti Must Re-Register for TPS Status by November 30, 2012

November 28, 2012

USCIS reminds eligible nationals of Haiti (and those who last resided in Haiti) who currently have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to re-register for TPS by 11/30/2012. A failure to re-register by this deadline may result in the loss of TPS status.  For more information please read the following:  

http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=42252&utm_source=AILA+Mailing&utm_campaign=dfa8249839-AILA8_11_28_12&utm_medium=email

To Transfer or Not To Transfer? L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visa

November 23, 2012

For companies that have offices abroad and an office presence here in the U.S., L-1 intracompany transferee is a visa classification that will allow you to transfer one of your foreign national employees to the U.S. office and provide for a smooth application process with USCIS and the Consulate.  As  long as the foreign national employee has been employed at your foreign parent/subsidiary/affiliate for at leat one full year preceding the filing of the L-1 application and that person is acting in executive/managerial capacity or has specialized knowledge, L-1 provides for an excellent visa choice. 

L-1A (executive/managerial capacity) is a 7-year visa that provides a smooth path to permanent residence, if the required criteria is met.  L-1B (specialized knowledge) is a 5-year visa where foreign national may also be sponsored for permanent residence.

Not only large companies may benefit from this visa category.  If you have a successful business abroad and are looking to open an affiliate new office in the U.S., L-1 could be a visa option that will allow you to do that.  

What is K-1 Fiancé Visa All About?

November 10, 2012

The K-1 fiancé visa is available to foreign nationals interested in marrying U.S. citizens and residing permanently in the United States.  This visa type generally has shorter processing times compared to marriage-based immigrant visa petitions.  You are eligible for the K-1 fiancé visa if:

• You and your fiancé are legally eligible to marry under the laws of your country as well as the laws of the United States;
• You will marry the petitioning U.S. citizen within 90 days of entering the United States;
• You intend to enter the United States solely for purposes of marrying the U.S. citizen;
• You have met the U.S. citizen within the last two years before filing for the K-1 fiancé visa. This requirement can be waived only if meeting your fiancé in person would violate long-established customs, or would create extreme hardship for the petitioning U.S. citizen.

Your children may accompany you to the United States on a K-2 visa as long as they are named in the I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé.