Gokare Law Firm: Immigration & Estate Planning

by Santhosh Rao

USCIS to publish revised I-539 form and introduce new I-539-A form

INTRODUCTIONUSCIS intends to issue a revised Form- I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status on March 11, 2019. USCIS will only accept the revised Form with an edition date of February 04, 2019 on and after March 11. Any Form I-539 with

by Santhosh Rao

GLF Newsletter – USCIS policy memo on L-1 one continuous year foreign employment

INTRODUCTIONOn November 15, 2018, USCIS Issued a Policy Memorandum, “Satisfying the L-1 1-Year Foreign Employment Requirement’’ to ensure consistent adjudications and basis for calculating time in L-1 Petitions with reference to the one-year of continuous foreign employment requirement. This PM applies,

by Santhosh Rao

GLF’s Summary Of The H-1B Preregistration Rule

INTRODUCTIONOn December 3, 2018, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register on H-1B pre-registration for cap subject petitions. The Proposed Rule would be open for public notice and comment for a period of

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Pre-Registration for H-1B CAP-Subject Petitions may be coming soon!

INTRODUCTIONOn October 17, 2018, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its “Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan” which provides the public an overview of anticipated federal regulatory activity in the upcoming months. The Agenda

by Santhosh Rao

USCIS expands NTA memo TO T, U, VAWA, Refugee/Asylee filings

USCIS is continuing to implement the Policy Memorandum (PM) on Notices to Appear (NTAs). The memo was initially issued on June 28, 2018 and a delay in its implementation was announced in July. USCIS formally began incrementally implementing the PM on

by Santhosh Rao

Know your rights as a “Green Card Holder” when returning from a trip abroad

INTRODUCTIONAt the port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may screen lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to determine whether they are a “returning resident” or an “arriving alien.” The LPR may be subject to secondary inspection and during secondary inspection,

by Santhosh Rao

Please review your I-94 as soon as you return from a trip abroad as CBP in Atlanta has been unhelpful in correcting I-94 errors!

I-94 ERRORSUntil a few years ago, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued paper I-94s that would be stapled to passports. This way, people would notice any errors in I-94 expiration immediately. Today, when entering the United States on a Visa, you

by Santhosh Rao

USCIS set to implement the notice to appear (NTA) memo beginning October 1, 2018

INTRODUCTIONUSCIS has released an update on Implementation of NTA memo (incrementally) to be effective from October 1, 2018. The NTA memo was initially issued on June 28, 2018 and a delay in its implementation was announced on or around July 28,

by Santhosh Rao

This is a risk of accruing unlawful presence for F-1 CAP-GAP students from October 01, 2018!

The end of work authorization for F-1 cap-gap students with pending H-1B petitions was September 30th, 2018. These students risk accruing unlawful presence if they continue to work on or after October 1st, 2018. The punishment for accruing a significant amount

by Santhosh Rao

Use of public benefits may disqualify you from getting a Green Card!

INTRODUCTIONOn September 23, 2018, USCIS issued advanced copy of a proposed rule re-defining the term “public charge” and defining the types of public benefits that will be considered in public charge inadmissibility determinations. The proposed rule drastically expands the definition of

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