Charles Small

Small World Immigration provides business immigration services including visa petitions, PERM labor certifications, family-based immigration and naturalization

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

USCIS announced today that H-1B registration will be open at noon EST from March 1 - 18, 2022. During this time, we will be submitting H-1B registrations for sponsoring companies. Contact us now to prepare registrations for your company.

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Determine Your Immigration Options Online https://t.co/wzXu0iKB46

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In the weekend edition of the DealBook newsletter: Do restrictions on H-1B visas create American jobs? https://t.co/jZ4V9We4o9

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Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Administration Over International-Student Policy - WSJ https://t.co/BbdgnszejB

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services indicated its intention to seek an increase in immigration application fees.

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Today USCIS stated that, starting June 1st, it will resume Premium Processing of I-140s. On June 8th, it will be further expanded to include cap-exempt H-1B Petitions, O-1, TN, L-1 & other I-129 Petitions. On June 22nd, it will be expanded to also include all other H-1B petitions

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

USCIS announced today that it will be opening its offices for interviews and biometrics beginning June 4th. USCIS will automatically reschedule appointments previously cancelled due to Covid-19 office closures.

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

USCIS ALERT: To protect public health, USCIS has closed all offices and cancelled all appointments thru May 3. Check https://t.co/Cldwm1VDxx for updates.

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No End in Sight: New Analysis Shows USCIS Case Processing Backlog Keeps Growing https://t.co/Ki7WpcVono

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H-1B Registration starts soon. Learn more about the program, fees, costs and timing here: https://t.co/tXEo8uR0z1

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Effective 5PM ET on February 2nd the U.S. will have a temporary ban on foreign nationals who have visited China in the last 14 days and mandatory quarantines for U.S. citizens returning from travel in the Hubei Province, China.

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https://t.co/swEGUqNthE via @NYTimes

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Congratulations to our legal assistant Caroline. She was selected for early admission to UC Berkeley Law School starting fall 2020.

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Non profit research organizations are generally exempt from H-1B cap limitations. In order to qualify, the organization must show that it is “primarily” engaged in “basic research” and/or “applied research” through tax and corporate documents, as well as a record of research.

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions in 2020 must first electronically register and pay a $10 registration fee, according to an USCIS announcement today.

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

I would add that over 40% of Fortune 500 companies today were founded or co-founded by immigrants or their children creating thousands of well paying jobs in the U.S. at Apple, Google, Oracle, Amazon, AT&T, eBay, etc., plus their entire supply chain, vendors, business partners...

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Interesting NYT article discussing popular myths about immigration. https://t.co/LRGYUmtIH9 via @NYTimes

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

@bendlawgroup Hi Doug, Looking forward to it.

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

We are pleased to announce our new office at One Embarcadero Center, Suite 4100 in San Francisco's financial district. https://t.co/ybkXnEM9WD

[Charles Small @SmallWorldImmig]

Today USCIS reported that it has received 201,011 H-1B petitions under this year's quota. Over the next few weeks, USCIS will begin notifying employers of selection results. The quota is 65,000 with an additional 20,000 reserved for folks with a U.S. Master's degree or higher.