Having a Permanent Resident Card, also known as a Green Card, has many benefits. With a Green Card, you can live and work in the United States for as much time as you want. If you plan to create a new commercial enterprise in the U.S., or have already done so, you may...
Employee Immigration
AC21 Job Portability: When It Applies and What Happens When It Doesn’t
AC21 (or, more formally, the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act) allows for job portability in certain circumstances. In plain terms, this means that when someone seeking an employment-based green card changes jobs, they may not have to file another Form...
Noncitizen seniors now eligible for healthcare in Illinois
People who are in the United States without proper documentation often lack the resources to receive the healthcare they need. For many undocumented immigrants who are low-income, qualifying for government health insurance is a nearly untraversable obstacle. That...
How Do the October 2020 Visa Bulletin and Other USCIS Changes Impact Employment-Based Green Card Cases
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted its October visa bulletin. Paired with forthcoming changes at USCIS, an expanded application of the public charge rule, the visa bulletin contains crucial information for individuals from India seeking...
What is the difference between family and employment-based immigration?
Immigration laws are specific to the situation, which is why there are so many options when it comes to visas. Two of the most common visa types are family and employment. According to the American Immigration Council, if you compare family and employment visas, you...
What are the employment based visa categories?
In the United States, there are approximately 140,000 immigrant visas available every year. With the right work experience and education, you can live permanently in the United States. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services explains that some visa...
New National Interest Waiver (NIW) Standard under Dhanasar
NIW has been one of popular ways to obtain an employment-based green card without a job offer and labor certification process. Until December 27, 2016, NIW petitions have been evaluated by USCIS under the NYSDOT standard decided by the Administrative Appeals Office...
Strategist: Immigrants are key to finding qualified workers
The president-elect has made no secret of his desire to have businesses across Chicago and the rest of the nation employ American workers before immigrants, but one prominent financial strategist believes the nation is already facing a serious shortage of qualified,...