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National Visa Center Processing and Interview Timelines for Immigrant Visas as of April 25, 2022

Chugh LLP

If you are applying for a United States immigrant visa or green card with consular processing, the National Visa Center (NVC) plays an important role in your case. After your immigrant visa petition is approved by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency sends it to the NVC for pre-processing.

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Driven to Achieve Results for Clients: Swapnali Kelkar in Immigration

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Swapnali Kelkar is a Senior Immigration Paralegal in our Edison, NJ office. Swapnali Kelkar decided to enter the immigration field based on her own personal experience. A licensed attorney from India, Swapnali came to the United States on an H-4 visa in 2013. At that time, H-4 visa holders were not authorized to work.

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DHS Settlement Agreement to Change Employment Authorization Process for H-4 and L-2 Spouses

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reached a settlement agreement which changes how United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicates work authorization for nonimmigrant H4 and L-2 spouses. For h-4 visa holders. for l-2 visa holders. conclusion. conclusion.

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H-1B Alternatives: What to Do if Your H-1B Visa is Not Selected in the Lottery

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If your employee did not get selected in the H-1B lottery this time around, there are a variety of other visa options available. Join Attorney Jacqueline Valle and Executive Manager Carmen Lopez for this nine-minute overview of alternate visa categories that your foreign national employee may qualify for. What is the H-1B Visa?

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The H-1B Visa Grace Period: What to Do After Losing Your Job On an H-1B Visa

Chugh LLP

During this five-minute video, Chugh, LLP Attorney Joy Dungca and Immigration Consultant Jagan Tamirisa discuss what an H-1B visa grace period is, how to obtain one, and what options an H-1B holder has to remain in the US after losing their job. Allows H-1B visa holders and their H-4 dependents to maintain valid nonimmigrant status.

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H-1B Visas and Entrepreneurship: Can H-1B and H-4 Visa Holders Start a Business?

Chugh LLP

H-1B visas are employer-specific, which means that an H-1B visa holder can only engage in employment activities with their petitioning employer. Because there must be an employer/employee relationship between the H-1B visa holder and the petitioning employer, entrepreneurship can be complicated for H-1B workers.

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Alternatives to H-1B Visas: What to Do if Your H-1B Visa is Not Selected in the Lottery

Chugh LLP

The H-1B visa program allows United States-based companies to employ foreign workers for occupations that require highly specialized knowledge. There are currently 85,000 H-1B visas available every fiscal year. Foreign nationals that are not selected in the H-1B cap lottery are not eligible to receive an H-1B visa for that fiscal year.