Recent Posts in Employment Based Visas Posted By USI Law 21-Nov-2016 Do H-1 Visa Holders Get Deported If They Get Fired? People who hold an H-1B employment visa are permitted to enter and stay within the United States on the grounds that they will perform highly specialized work at their place of occupation. But what happens if a company needs to downsize, or the ... Continue Reading Posted By USI Law 16-Nov-2016 U.S. Employers Will Need to Renew or Gain New H-1B Petitions Soon Does your business employ any specialists that require your sponsorship to stay within the country? If so, they might need to renew their H-1B visas on April 1 st, 2017, the first day the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) ... Continue Reading Posted By USI Law 16-Aug-2016 What is the H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016? A bipartisan bill known as the H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016 has recently been introduced to Congress and it is already turning heads and sparking debate. The purpose of the bill is to prevent firms from hiring additional H-1B visa employees ... Continue Reading Posted By USI Law 30-Jul-2016 US Colleges Using Legal Loophole to Help Students Get Visas A number of U.S. colleges are using a legal ambiguity to help international entrepreneurs stay in America after graduating by hiring them upon graduation. While most foreign students would be required to compete for one of the United States’ ... Continue Reading Posted By USI Law 27-Jul-2016 Despite Rate Hikes, India Receives Majority of H-1B Visas Despite a hike in fees, India continues to receive a considerable share of the United States government’s H-1B visas. According to US Ambassador to India Richard Verma, who was present at the recent “The Future is Now: From COP21 to ... Continue Reading Posted By USI Law 14-May-2013 Senate to 'Mark-up' Title IV of S.744: Employment Based Visas The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), will continue the ‘Mark-up’ of Senate Bill S.744 on Tuesday, May 14 th, 2013. The Committee will debate and potentially amend portions of Title IV of the ... Continue Reading