Santhosh Rao, Author at Gokare Law Firm

by Santhosh Rao

GLPO monthly newsletter – Canadian immigration updates for November 2020

INTRODUCTIONNovember 2020 was a very active month for Canada Immigration. GLPO provided updates via Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram on numerous Canadian Immigration matters including: 1) Latest PNP Invitation Updates;2) Canada Sends Out 5000 Invitations;3) Canada To Come Up

by Santhosh Rao

GLF monthly newsletter – immigration updates for October 2020

INTRODUCTIONOctober 2020 was a very active month for immigration. GLF provided updates on Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter on numerous US Immigration matters including: 1) Donald Trump’s H-1B ban;2) Increase in Premium Processing fees for certain cases;3) End of the B-1 in

by Santhosh Rao

GLF monthly newsletter – immigration updates for September 2020

INTRODUCTIONSeptember 2020 was a very active month and GLF posted updates on Google, LinkedIn and Twitter on these and many other US Immigration matters: Premium Processing Fees are proposed to go up; DHS set to Modernize Collection of Biometrics; USCIS Extends

by Santhosh Rao

GLF newsletter – USCIS filing fees are changing from October 2, 2020

USCIS has published a Final Fee rule in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, and New Fees will be effective from October 2, 2020. Under the Final Fee Rule, here are the new filing fees for case types common to

by Santhosh Rao

GLF monthly newsletter – immigration updates for August 2020

INTRODUCTIONAugust 2020 was a very active month and we posted numerous updates on Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter on these and other issues: Delay in issuing I-797 Receipt notices for I-751 petitions; USCIS Conducted Second Round of H-1B Registrations for FY 2021

by Santhosh Rao

GLF Newsletter- Premium Processing Fees Are Proposed To Increase To $2500

INTRODUCTIONU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had recently requested US Congress for additional funding of $1.2 billion to avoid furloughs that were slated initially for August 3, 2020, and later moved to August 30, 2020. GLF is pleased to report that

by Santhosh Rao

GLF Newsletter On National Interest Exceptions To Presidential Proclamations 10014 And 10052

INTRODUCTIONGLF has prepared this Newsletter by extensively referencing and utilizing content in AILA8 (Doc. No. 20071630) dated August 12, 2020. On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Proclamation (10014) suspending entry of immigrants as well as those on H-1B, H-2B,

by Santhosh Rao

GLF Newsletter On Second Round Of H-1B Registration

H-1B REGISTRATION – SECOND ROUNDUSCIS is planning to conduct a second round of H-1B registrations for the FY 2021 H-1B Cap with a filing period from August 17 until mid-November 2020. The Initial Electronic registration period was from March 1 until

by Santhosh Rao

GLF monthly newsletter – immigration updates for July 2020

INTRODUCTIONJuly 2020 was a very active month and we posted updates on Google and LinkedIn on these and other issues: ▪ SEVP guidance was modified affecting F-1 students and Harvard/MIT sued DHS and prevailed;▪ Trump’s H-1B Visa Ban was challenged in

by Santhosh Rao

Trump issues executive order – federal agencies barred from hiring H-1B workers

OVERVIEWOn August 3, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order, barring Federal agencies from hiring H-1B and other foreign workers in place of US Citizens or Green Card Holders. This EO directs the heads of federal agencies to review the performance

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