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H-1B Layoff and 60-Day Grace Period: What Happens if You Lose Your Job?

A layoff on H-1B can create an immigration countdown, but the first question is not simply, “Do I have 60 days?” For an H-1B worker, job loss can immediately affect status, work authorization, a possible employer change, and any green-card process already underway. The first task is to identify the actual employment end date, the authorized-validity limit, and what action—if any—must occur before the relevant deadline. The grace period can be valuable, but it is not

USCIS Can Deny Some Cases Without an RFE or NOID. What Should Applicants Do Before Filing?

A common assumption among immigration applicants is: “If something important is missing, USCIS will send me a Request for Evidence, and I can provide it later.” That assumption should not be the foundation of a filing strategy. USCIS still issues Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs). But under current policy, applicants and petitioners should not assume they will always receive another opportunity to complete a filing before USCIS makes a

Why Premium Processing Does Not Change the USCIS Approval Standard

Many EB-1A and EB-2 NIW applicants hear “Premium Processing” and assume that paying for faster processing somehow improves the petition itself. It does not make evidence stronger, make an applicant more qualified, make an EB-1A criterion easier to satisfy, or make an NIW requirement easier to meet. What Premium Processing changes is timing: USCIS agrees to take an adjudicative action within an accelerated timeframe for an eligible request. That distinction matters because speed can be

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