L-1 Visa

USCIS Initiatives Promote Start-Ups, Job Creation

On August 2, 2011, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas outlined a series of policy, operational, and outreach efforts to promote start-ups. They hope this initiative will fuel the US economy and stimulate investment in the US by attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent of exceptional ability or talent who otherwise can create US jobs, form startup companies in the US, and invest capital in US areas of high unemployment. (more…)

US Consulate Mumbai Visa Appointment Reduction

The US Consulate Mumbai has announced limited visa appointment availability due to construction of a new US Consulate Mumbai. The new US Consulate Mumbai facility is scheduled to open in November 2011. (more…)

Additional H-1B Visa, L-1 Visa Fees Effective

Additional H-1B visa and L-1 visa petition fees required by new legislation, PL 111-230, are effective immediately. For certain petitions, additional fees of $2,000 for  H-1B visa petitions and $2,250 for L-1 visa petitions postmarked on or after 14 August 2010. The new fees, which target certain Indian information technology companies that have historically used H-1B visa and L-1 visa categories at a relatively high rate, will remain effective through 30 Sep 2014. (more…)

Certain H-1B Visa, L-1 Visa Fees Raised

On August 13, 2010, President Obama signed a $600 million Border Security Bill (HR 6080) providing additional resources for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Court system to increase security and enforcement and imposing additional H-1B visa and L-1 visa fees on certain employers. (more…)