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- Navigating the Path to Citizenship: A Firsthand Account of the N-400 Interview Process
- Success Highlight: EB-2 NIW Approval for Political Scientist, Scholar, and Writer from Bangladesh
- Success Highlight: EB-2 NIW Approval for Financial Engineer from China
- Success Highlight: EB-2 NIW Approval for Asset Manager from Canada
- Success Highlight: EB-2 NIW Approval for Writer from Taiwan
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- Eb-1A Extraordinary Ability
- How are Eb-1A cases handled in LPY Law Group?
- What is the Approval Rate of Eb-1A Cases Handled by LPY Law Group?
- Can I file Eb-1A and NIW EB-2 applications at the same time?
- What can a lawyer do for me in my Eb-1A petition?
- How do I know if I am qualified for Eb-1A petition?
- What am I expected to see in your evaluation?
- How can I approve that I have “extraordinary ability”?
- Who is qualified for Eb-1A?
- What is Eb-1A?
- Eb-1B Outstanding Professor & Researcher
- What is the Approval Rate of Eb-1B Cases Handled by LPY Law Group?
- What am I expected to see in your evaluation?
- How do I know if I am qualified for Eb-1B petition?
- Is Labor Certification required in Eb-1B petition?
- How are Eb-1B cases handled in LPY Law Group?
- What evidence should be submitted in Eb-1B petition?
- Can private companies sponsor Eb-1B?
- I am an engineer, and job duties involve primarily engineering, can I apply for Eb-1B?
- Does Eb-1B need employer sponsorship?
- What are the statutory requirements for Eb-1B?
- What is Eb-1B?
- Eb-1C Multinational Managers & Executives
- H-1B Temporary Worker
- My employer plans to file an H-1B petition for me, but we do not know if I am qualified. How can you help us evaluate the chance of success?
- How are H-1B cases handled in your law firm?
- Is a part-time worker eligible for H-1B?
- Must I work at all times to keep my H-1B status?
- I am in F-1 status and have filed immigrant petition, can I change status to H-1B?
- What is H-1B visa’s “dual intent”?
- I am currently in H-1B status and will change employer. When can I work for the new employer?
- Can an H-1B employee work for more than one employer?
- Can I change H-1B employer?
- How can I extend H-1B status for one (1) year at a time beyond the six-year maximum period?
- How can I extend H-1B status for three (3) years at a time beyond the six-year maximum period?
- Who can extend H-1B status beyond the six-year maximum period?
- What is Labor Condition Application (LCA)?
- How long can a foreign worker be in H-1B status?
- I was in H-1B status working in a company for a few months 3 years ago, and then I changed my status from H-1B to F-1 student. Now I found a job and my employer is willing to file H-1B for me, am I subject to the annual cap?
- Who can file H-1B petition for a foreign worker?
- I am currently in H-1B status working in a company, am I subject to the annual cap if I change employment and my new employer files an H-1B petition in my behalf?
- I obtained a Masters Degree from a U.S. university, but my graduate school major was not related to the job offer. My employer will file an H-1B petition based on my bachelor's Degree major. Can I use the additional 20,000 H-1B visas for advanced degree professionals?
- When can U.S. employers file new H-1B petitions under the 2010 FY cap?
- I obtained a Masters Degree from a Canadian university, can I use the additional 20,000 H-1B visas for advanced degree professionals?
- How many new H-1B visas are available for the 2010 fiscal year?
- How does the USCIS determine whether a baccalaureate degree is the minimum requirement for a specific occupation?
- How do I know whether my job is a “specialty occupation”?
- How does the USCIS determine whether a job is a “specialty occupation” for H-1B purposes?
- What is an H-1B? How to apply for an H-1B?
- What is a specialty occupation?
- J-1 Waiver
- Expanded Screening and Social Media Vetting for F, M, and J U.S. Visa Applicants | 2025 Visa Policy Update
- Department of State Updates J-1 Exchange Visitor Skills List Effective December 9, 2024
- Can anyone request an advisory opinion on my behalf?
- When should I request an advisory opinion?
- What if I have new information that may affect my eligibility for a waiver recommendation? Can I just send that to the Waiver Review Division and ask for a reconsideration of my previously denied application?
- What is an advisory opinion for a waiver recommendation case?
- Is there an appeal process for denials/unfavorable recommendations for a waiver by the Waiver Review Division?
- What is the reason most applications are denied?
- If my application is denied, will I be notified of the reasons why?
- Will I be notified by the Waiver Review Division that my application has been forwarded to USCIS?
- After a favorable recommendation for a waiver is made and transmitted by the Waiver Review Division to the USCIS, what is the next step?
- I came to the U.S. from a country other than Canada on a J-1 visa, and after completion of my J program I moved to Canada and acquired landed immigrant status in Canada, which country am I subject to return to for my two-year residence requirement -- my former country of residence or my current one, Canada?
- Can I apply for a waiver based both on the exceptional hardship that my having to return to my home country would cause my family and my fear of persecution?
- My exceptional hardship application was denied by USCIS. Can I ask for reconsideration?
- Do I need to send anything, in addition to USCIS submission to the Waiver Review Division?
- When do I submit my DS-3035 and processing fee to the Department of State, Waiver Review Division?
- How do I apply for a waiver based on the exceptional hardship that my American citizen or permanent resident family members face if I must return to my home country?
- My application based on fear of persecution was denied by USCIS. Can I ask for reconsideration?
- Can I apply for a waiver based both on my fear of persecution and the exceptional hardship that my having to return to my home country would cause my family?
- Do I need to send anything, in addition to USCIS submission to the Waiver Review Division?
- When do I submit my DS-3035 and processing fee to the Department of State, Waiver Review Division?
- How do I apply for a waiver based on my fear of persecution if I were to return to my home country?
- My "no objection" statement application was denied. Can I ask for reconsideration?
- Which U.S. Government agencies can apply for the waiver on behalf of foreign medical graduates?
- How can I be sure that you have received the "no objection" statement?
- What do I do if my waiver application based on "No Objection" is taking longer than the processing time?
- Can anyone apply for a waiver based upon "no objection" from the host country?
- What if I cannot get a "no objection" statement from my former country of residence?
- When in the application process should I request a "no objection" statement?
- How do I request a "no objection" statement and where do I send it?
- What are the bases upon which I can obtain a waiver of the two-year residence requirement?
- Can I serve my two-year home residence requirement in the U.S. or a third country?
- Can a J-2 apply independently from the J-1 for a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement?
- If the J-1 obtains a recommendation for waiver of the two-year home residence requirement, will that apply to the J-2 derivative applicants?
- If the J-1 visitor is subject to the 2 year home country residence requirement, are the J-2 dependents subject to the same requirement?
- Who is Subject to the Foreign Residence Requirement?
- What is the Foreign Residence Requirement?
- L-1 Intracompany Transferee
- What is blanket L petition?
- Can L-1 beneficiaries bring their family members to the U.S.?
- Is employer required to pay L-1 employees prevailing wage?
- Does the employer need to file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) in L-1 petitions?
- Is there an annual cap on the number of L-1 visas?
- Who is qualified to be an L-1 employee?
- What is L-1 visa?
- National Interest Waiver
- USCIS Policy Update on National Interest Waivers for EB-2 Classification
- What is the Approval Rate of NIW Cases Handled by LPY Law Group?
- How are NIW cases handled in LPY Law Group?
- What can a lawyer do for me in my NIW petition?
- What am I expected to see in your evaluation?
- How do I know if I am qualified for NIW petition?
- Is National Interest Wavier green card only for scientists and researchers?
- How can I establish that granting me permanent residence is in the national interest?
- I have a Masters degree, can I apply for NIW?
- What are the advantages of NIW?
- Who are eligible for NIW petition?
- What is National Interest Waiver (NIW)?
- O-1 Extraordinary Ability
- How do I know if I am qualified for O-1 petition?
- What is the Approval Rate of O-1 Cases Handled by LPY Law Group?
- How are O-1 cases handled in LPY Law Group?
- What is O-3 visa?
- What is O-2 visa?
- Does O-1 apply to movie directors or actors?
- How does a petitioner establish alien’s extraordinary ability?
- How does a movie performer establish extraordinary ability?
- Who can apply for O-1 visa?
- What are the differences between O and Eb-1A visas?
- Is there an annual cap on O visa?
- Who are qualified for O visa?
- What is O visa?
- PERM Labor Certification
- Resources
- New State Department Guidance: Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants Should Apply in Country of Residence or Nationality
- Immigrant Visa Policy Update: U.S. State Department Tightens 9 FAM 302.5 on Affiliation with Communist or Totalitarian Parties
- New State Department Rule: Immigrant Visa Interviews Must Be Scheduled in Country of Residence
- August 2025 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 Retrogression & Updates as Fiscal Year Ends
- Presidential Proclamation: Suspension of Visa Issuance Targeting 19 Countries
- What Chinese Students Need to Know About the Recent Visa Revocation Announcement
- June 2025 Visa Bulletin Released: Key Updates for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants
- Lessons from the 2023 USCIS Dallas Lockbox Meeting and Key Updates
- Navigating USCIS’s New Policy on Biometric Services Appointments
- STEM OPT Update: Additional Degree Fields are now Eligible for the 24-Month OPT Extension
- Presidential Proclamation Suspends Issuance of Certain Temporary Work Visas
- Presidential Proclamation Suspends Issuance of Most Immigrant Visas at U.S. Consulates
- LPY Law Group Obtains Two I-601 Waiver Approvals for Communist Party Membership
- The Importance of the Priority Date
- What to Expect for the Visa Bulletins in Fiscal Year 2019 [Updated 03/27/2019]
- LPY Law Group Obtains NIW Approval for a Poet
- AAO Sustains Appeal Filed by LPY Law Group
- April 2018 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 China & India Retrogression
- Expansion of the In-Person Interview Requirement for Employment-Based I-485 Applicants and Refugee/Asylee Adjustments
- LPY Law Group at the AILA Seminar on NIW
- Matter of Dhanasar Provides New Standard for EB-2 National Interest Waiver
- USCIS Increases Filing Fees Effective December 23, 2016
- LPY Law Group Wins National Interest Waiver (NIW) I-140 Cases on Appeal
- UPDATED 9/28/2015: U.S. Department of State Significantly Alters Visa Bulletin
- Updates from the May 2015 Texas Service Center Open House
- UPDATED 5/20/2015: Employment Authorization for H-4 Dependent Spouses of H-1B Immigrants
- Updates on Visa Bulletin for February 2015
- Department of State Visa Office Provides Prediction for Upcoming Visa Bulletins
- Department of State Visa Office Anticipates "Significant Movement" in Visa Bulletin for China EB-2 and EB-3
- USCIS Limits Validity Period for all Forms I-693 to One Year from Date of Submission
- USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for FY 2015
- USCIS Announces Expected Lottery for H-1B FY 2015
- How Section 204(l) Protects Widow(er)s and Children During the Immigration Process
- Noncitizen Commission of Crimes and the Effect on Admissibility and Removability
- Approval of NIW, EB-1A, and EB-1B Cases in the First Three Quarters of 2013
- USCIS Operations Continue Despite Government Shutdown
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- USCIS Made Unannounced Change to Its Electronic Filing (E-filing) System
- A New Immigration Avenue for Foreign Entrepreneurs: USCIS Acknowledges Access to National Interest Waiver Petitions for Foreign Entrepreneurs
- Important Updates at the July 2011 USCIS Business Representatives Conferences
- The AAO Designates New Precedent Decisions Addressing Standard of Proof and Portability Issues
- LPY Law Group Wins New EB-1A Appeal: AAO Applies Two-Part Kazarian Analysis
- LPY Law Group Wins National Interest Waiver (NIW) I-140 Cases on Appeal
- LPY Law Group Wins Alien of Extraordinary Ability (EB-1A) I-140 Case on Appeal
- Schedule A Immigration
- What’s the difference between Schedule A Exceptional Ability in Sciences or arts and Eb- 1A Extraordinary Ability?
- I am a professional nurse, can I apply for Schedule A immigration on my own?
- What occupations are listed under Schedule A?
- What is Schedule A?
- What are the advantages of Schedule A immigration?
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- NIW经验谈之一——审理标准
- NIW经验谈之二----文章发表与引用
- NIW经验谈之三----独立意见书
- NIW经验谈之四——补件(RFE)对策
- Ph.D.毕业前后如何安排NIW申请：从成功案例说起
- 2006年职业移民（I-140）审理的进展与趋势
- 大学教师申请特殊处理劳工证的利弊
- EB-1A/B快速审理的现状与存在的问题
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- 尘埃落定之后：有关绿卡排期事件的七点建议
- 国家利益豁免(NIW)权威案例详解
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- 如何回复RFE中的错误要求?
- TSC审理I-140申请的进度
- 移民局有关I-485收据的最新说明
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- 近期RFE的动向及应对策略
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- 律师们正在做什么？-- 刘宗坤律师事务所近期活动一览
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- 刘宗坤律师谈如何处理补件（RFE）问题
- “特殊人才”如何“特殊”?
- 从近期批准案例看NIW与EB-1A申请的选择与取舍
- 2008年NIW、EB-1A/B与H-1B申请小结
- 刘宗坤律师答EB-1B杰出教授或研究员的申请问题
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- 难忘的一课：律师与啦啦队
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- 2009年NIW、EB-1A/B与H-1B申请小结
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- EB-1A（特殊人才）审理标准详解之一：媒体报导
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