Santhosh Rao, Author at Gokare Law Firm

by Santhosh Rao

How The Much Maligned H-1B Program Has Actually Benefited The US Economy

President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Buy American and Hire American” on April 18, 2017. The stated purpose of the Executive Order was to protect the interests of the US workers and to ensure that H-1Bs are given to highly

by Santhosh Rao

Gokare LPO Is Now Offering US Visa And Consular Assistance Services In India

Gokare Law Firm and Gokare LPO Private Limited, Bangalore, India, are pleased to announce that we are now offering US Visa and Consular Assistance Services in India for US non-immigrant visas. US VISA TYPESVisa types that we are servicing include, but

by Santhosh Rao

Are Entry Level Computer Programmers No Longer Eligible For H-1Bs?

USCIS quietly slipped in a policy memorandum (PM) dated March 31st 2017 regarding H-1B Visas for Computer Programmers. The PM is cleverly presented as a rescission of an earlier policy from NSC on Computer Programmers; but in reality it is a

by Santhosh Rao

President Trump’s Executive Order On Immigration

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on January 27, 2017, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States_.” Major Provisions1. Major provisions of the EO that have caused nationwide protests at major airports in the

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Final Rule On Parole For International Entrepreneur

On January 17, 2017, USCIS published a 52-page final rule in the Federal Register, 82 FR 5238, titled the International Entrepreneur Rule. The final rule amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to implement the Secretary of Homeland Security’s discretionary parole

by Santhosh Rao

Highlights Of The Much Awaited Final Rule On High Skilled Workers

The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has published in the Federal Register a Final Rule (Federal Register, Volume 81, No. 223, Pages 82398 to 82492) titled “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled

by Santhosh Rao

Gokare Law Firm Wins On Appeal At BALCA — BALCA Overturns Unlawful PERM Denials For Use Of “Competitive Salary” Language

Over the past several months, the U.S. Department of Labor, has issued a spate of PERM denials for use of the “competitive salary” language in Employer’s recruitment efforts, on the grounds that such language places an undue burden and deters US

by Santhosh Rao

USCIS Filing Fees Increasing From December 23, 2016

USCIS Filing Fees are going up from December 23, 2016. All filings postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016 must include the new fees or USCIS will reject the filings. Some of the commonly filed cases from GLF and

by Santhosh Rao

International Entrepreneur Rule

On August 31, 2016, USCIS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 81 FR 60129, titled the International Entrepreneur Rule. The proposed rule is open for Public Comment for a Period of 45 days. This new rule is intended to allow

by Santhosh Rao

GLF FREE Seminar On New STEM OPT Rule And Compliance Strategies For IT Consulting

Gokare Law Firm is organizing a FREE seminar on the New STEM OPT Extension Rule that took effect on May 10, 2016. We believe there is much interest in this topic from Students on OPT as well as from IT Consulting Companies. We

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