Immigration news & commentary
Updates and analysis from the Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC.
USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on Eligibility for the O-1B Visa Classification
Release Date 03/03/2023
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Clarifies Policy on Location of H-3 Training
Release Date 05/08/2024 USCIS has issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying when H-3 nonimmigrants may participate in training provided on the property of an academic or vocational institution.
By Rajiv S. KhannaInvestment Scams Exploit Immigrant Investor Program
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are jointly issuing this Investor Alert to warn individual investors about fraudulent investment scams that exploit the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Provides Clarifying Guidance for O-1 Petitions with a Focus on STEM Fields
Release Date 01/21/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today issued policy guidance clarifying how it evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability, with a focus on petitions filed for individuals in science, technology, engineering, or math (...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B and H-2B Count (Updated 12/8/09)
Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B Cap Count
By Rajiv S. KhannaExecutive Actions on Immigration - USCIS
On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes in order to temporarily stay in the...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Provides Clarifying Guidance on O-1 Nonimmigrants in Arts vs. Motion Picture and Television
Release Date 01/13/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced clarifying guidance on how USCIS determines whether an O-1B beneficiary will be evaluated as a person of extraordinary ability in the arts or as a person of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television indus...
By Rajiv S. KhannaDOS Issues Cable With Guidance On B-1 In Lieu Of H1-B And H3 Visas
The guidance for issuing B-1 visas in lieu of H is currently under review bur remains in effect until further notice. In order to avoid delays at the port of entry, consular officers are to annotate the B-1 visa with “B in lieu of H, 9 FAM 41.31 N11.”
By Rajiv S. KhannaImmigration Plans Not Final Yet - White House
According to "ABC News " The White House on Wednesday cautioned against making assumptions about President Barack Obama's changes to immigration rules based on a new federal contract proposal from the Homeland Security Department to buy enough supplies to make as many as 34 million immigrant work pe...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUpdated Policy Manual Guidance on O-1 Nonimmigrants of Extraordinary Ability
On Jan. 8, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued guidance in the Policy Manual, Vol.
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Announces Countries Eligible for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, have published the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to receive H-2A and H‑2B visas in 2018. The notice listing the eligible countries was published on Jan. 18, 2018, in the Federal Regist...
By Rajiv S. KhannaThree Versions of Bill Number S.744 for the 113th Congress
1 . Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Introduced in Senate - IS)[S.744.IS][PDF]
By Rajiv S. Khanna