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Automatic Employment Authorization Extension Increased to 540 days!
Certain categories of employment authorization are eligible for automatic extensions of employment authorization upon the submission of...
Trisha Nielsen
May 5, 20221 min read
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Number of Visas Issued Each Month
As a follow up to last week's blog, I am posting a link to the monthly immigrant visa issuance statistics: https://travel.state.gov/conte...
Trisha Nielsen
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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Immigrant Visa Interview Backlog
Covid has affected every aspect of immigration, but none more so than timelines and backlogs. When an immigrant petition is approved, the...
Trisha Nielsen
Feb 16, 20221 min read
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Love Is In The Air...
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." Maya Angelou....
Trisha Nielsen
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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H2B Randomization - A 24% Chance of Getting Certified This Year
If you're an employer already using the H-2B program, you know about the dreaded April cap. However, for employers that are new to the...
Trisha Nielsen
Feb 2, 20222 min read
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The Visa Bulletin - Part 3.1
In earlier posts I discussed the Visa Bulletin and the family based preference categories. This post is about the employment-based...
Trisha Nielsen
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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The Visa Bulletin - Part 2
As I discussed in Part 1, the visa bulletin is used to determine if a visa is immediately available and whether or not the National Visa...
Trisha Nielsen
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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Post Holiday Busyness and Lotteries
If you're anything like me, you're recovering from overeating from the holidays and trying to catch up on work from being out of the...
Trisha Nielsen
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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Visa Interviews Waived for Certain Workers Through 2022
When a temporary worker wants to come to the United States, the wait for a visa can be long. The pandemic has reduced staff and...
Trisha Nielsen
Jan 5, 20221 min read
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The Visa Bulletin - Part 1
If you're waiting for a visa, you may have heard of the "Visa Bulletin." While not a physical bulletin board, it is a notice published by...
Trisha Nielsen
Dec 29, 20211 min read
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Thinking About Warmer Weather
I don't know about you but when it starts getting into mid-December, I start thinking about warmer weather again: the sunshine,...
Trisha Nielsen
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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Why Having an Attorney Helps in the Immigration Process
When you look at the immigration process, you may think, "Oh, it's just forms, how hard could it be?" The truth is, one small mistake can...
Trisha Nielsen
Dec 9, 20211 min read
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Thankful for Immigrants
“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”...
Trisha Nielsen
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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Professionals from Mexico and Canada - A Great Option for Employers
When an employer comes to me to see about their options for employees from out of the country, one option I always screen for is the TN...
Trisha Nielsen
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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Temporary Immigration Options for Spring 2022
It's that time of year again, when I'm finalizing my H-2B cases and starting on my H-2A cases for spring. "But it's only November, we...
Trisha Nielsen
Nov 17, 20212 min read
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