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Do I Need to Have H1B to Start the Green Card Application Process?

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  We at North America Immigration Law Group usually receive hundreds of inquiries regarding employment-based immigration every week. Many potential clients have been asking whether they need to have an H-1B visa to receive a green card.  So we would like to clarify that an H-1B visa is not a prerequisite for any type of a green card. In fact, we have hundreds, if not thousands of clients who obtained their green cards while holding visas such as F-1, F-1 OPT, J-1, B1/B2 or TN.   A Read more [...]

Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Senior Biologist in Hawaii in the Field of Agronomy With 11 Citations

Posted by wegreened on in Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Management, Agricultural Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Enology), NIW, Uncategorized
We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) on May 9th, 2014 for a Senior Biologist in the Field of Agronomy General Field: Agronomy Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Biologist Country of Origin: Nigeria Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC) State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Hawaii Approval Notice Date: May 9, 2014 Processing Time:  5 months, 5 days   Case Summary: In this case, the client Read more [...]

Success Stories: Unemployed Client in the Field of Neurophysiology in Florida Receives EB-2 NIW Approval

Posted by wegreened on in NIW, Uncategorized
On April 18, 2014, A Client Seeking Employment in the Field of Neurophysiology in Florida Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval 5 Months, 13 Days After Filing Her Case (Approval Notice) General Field: Neurophysiology Position at the Time of Case Filing: Seeking Employment Country of Origin: Brazil Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC) State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida Approval Notice Date: April 18, 2014 Processing Time: 5 Months, Read more [...]

DHS Proposed Rule to Extend Employment Authorization to Spouses of Certain H-1B Workers

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May 7, 2014 Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that it will publish two proposed rules this week.  One of the rules proposes to extend employment authorization to the dependent spouses of certain H-1B workers.  In a press release dated May 6, 2014, DHS stated, “The change proposed by DHS, would allow H-4 dependent spouses of certain H-1B nonimmigrant workers to request employment authorization, as long as the H-1B worker has already started the process of seeking Read more [...]

Success Stories: EB-1A Approval for Postdoctoral Fellow in California in the Field of Proteomics

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Client’s Testimonial: Thank you very much for your efforts in my case. We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval on April 15th, 2014 for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Proteomics (Approval Notice) General Field: Proteomics Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow National Origin: China Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC) State of Residence at the Time of Filing:  California Approval Notice Date: April Read more [...]

Success Stories: Bioinformatics Specialist in Virginia in the Field of Manifold Learning Gets EB-1A Approval

Posted by wegreened on in EB1 Green Card, Uncategorized
Client’s Testimonial: Thanks so much for the information. I was very impressed with the quality and the timeliness of the petition. Again, thanks for all the assistance. I'd be happy to recommend your services. On April 9th, 2014, We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval for a Bioinformatics Specialist in the Field of Manifold Learning (Approval Notice) General Field: Manifold Learning Position at the Time of Case Filing: Bioinformatics Specialist National Read more [...]

Success Stories: EB-1A Approval for Research Associate in New York in the Field of Food Chemistry

Posted by wegreened on in EB1 Green Card, Uncategorized
Client’s Testimonial: Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate [it]! I have recommended [WeGreened.com’s Team]to my friends, MITBBS etc. You are really professional and helpful! We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval on April 7th, 2014 for a Research Associate in the Field of Food Chemistry (Approval Notice) General Field: Food Chemistry Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Associate National Origin:  China State Read more [...]

Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved in 2 Months and 8 Days for a Research Associate and Visiting Scientist in the Field of Agricultural Science in Maryland

Posted by wegreened on in Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Management, Agricultural Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Enology), NIW, Uncategorized
Client’s Testimonial:   Congratulations to you also, as you promised my NIW was approved. Well done!   On April 7th, 2014 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Research Associate and Visiting Scientist in the Field of Agricultural Science General Field: Agricultural Science Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Associate and Visiting Scientist Country of Origin: India Service Center: Texas Service Center Read more [...]

H-1B Alternatives for Individuals Not Selected in the Lottery

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  This year, the USCIS received roughly 172,500 H-1B petitions to fill 85,000 cap-subject slots for fiscal year (FY) 2015.  This means that those subject to the cap and not selected in the lottery will have to wait until April 1, 2015 to apply for an H-1B visa, hoping that their petition is selected in this lottery.  Over the past decade, it has become increasingly more difficult to obtain H-1B status.  The difficulty is largely due to this numerical limitation, or “cap,” imposed on Read more [...]

Success Stories: EB-1A Approval for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Virology in Georgia

Posted by wegreened on in EB1 Green Card, Uncategorized
Client’s Testimonial: Thanks for your great help! I’m very [excited]. I will highly recommend you to whoever [wants] get green card in the future. I will let them know that at least for my case of EB1A, it really saves a lot of work and is much better than doing self-petition. On March 26th, 2014 We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Virology (Approval Notice) General Field: Virology Position Read more [...]