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  • Visa Services Interview: Toni Calliva, Visa Agent London

    1. Please provide a brief summary of your role in the Visa Services process at BIL. My role is to meet the clients at their visa appointments at the London Embassy. I bring all the required paperwork the client will need for their interview and take the client to the front of the appointment queue. […]

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  • Interview with Allison Gilbert, Visa Services Coordinator

    1. What is visa scheduling and why is it important? AG: When applying to work in the United States, it is a two-part processit is not over once U.S. Immigration approves your petition. Most applicants are required to attend a visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate abroad. 2. What makes the services offered at BIL […]

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  • Important Changes to Form I-539

    Beginning March 11, 2019, USCIS will be accepting only the revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, with an edition date of 02/04/19. All other additions will be rejected. The new I-539 form will be published along with a new Form I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. Form I-539A replaces the […]

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  • How do arrests, convictions or cautions impact U.S. visa eligibility?

    When preparing for your U.S. visa interview abroad, there are a number of key questions that you should ask yourself well in advance of your anticipated interview date.  Arrests, convictions or cautions impact U.S. visa eligibility: Have you ever been arrested, convicted, or cautioned for a crime anywhere in the world, including drunk driving or […]
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  • Humanitarian Parole may be available when in urgent need to enter the U.S.

    This month, Attorney Jennifer Behm assisted a client with a Humanitarian Parole request.  Humanitarian Parole enables an otherwise inadmissible individual to enter the U.S. temporarily due to a compelling emergency.  In this case, our client was a Canadian citizen who had a minor son with an extremely rare medical condition.  His son had a crucial […]
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  • Reentry to U.S. with an expired visa is possible in certain circumstances

    Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) will allow reentry to the U.S. with an expired visa if certain conditions are met.  This provision is often referred to as the “contiguous country rule.”  For this blog post to make sense, it’s important for the reader to understand the difference between a couple of key immigration terms including […]
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  • Avoiding Erroneous Overstay Violations

    Now that Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has fully implemented its program to automate Form I-94 at all air and sea ports-of-entry, travelers are finding that a few issues have arisen.  One of the main concerns is that the system is set up in such a way that an overstay violation may be triggered inadvertently, but […]
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  • Understanding Form I-129 Export Control Compliance Section

    If you are an employer who has previously filed an Application for Nonimmigrant Worker, on behalf of a foreign national you wished to employ in H-1, L-1 or O-1A status, you have probably struggled with how to respond to the dreaded Form I-129 Export Control Compliance section of that form. Part 6 of Form I-129 […]
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  • Visa Services Interview: Toni Calliva, Visa Agent London

    1. Please provide a brief summary of your role in the Visa Services process at BIL. My role is to meet the clients at their visa appointments at the London Embassy. I bring all the required paperwork the client will need for their interview and take the client to the front of the appointment queue. […]

    Read More
  • Interview with Allison Gilbert, Visa Services Coordinator

    1. What is visa scheduling and why is it important? AG: When applying to work in the United States, it is a two-part processit is not over once U.S. Immigration approves your petition. Most applicants are required to attend a visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate abroad. 2. What makes the services offered at BIL […]

    Read More
  • Important Changes to Form I-539

    Beginning March 11, 2019, USCIS will be accepting only the revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, with an edition date of 02/04/19. All other additions will be rejected. The new I-539 form will be published along with a new Form I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. Form I-539A replaces the […]

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  • How do arrests, convictions or cautions impact U.S. visa eligibility?

    When preparing for your U.S. visa interview abroad, there are a number of key questions that you should ask yourself well in advance of your anticipated interview date.  Arrests, convictions or cautions impact U.S. visa eligibility: Have you ever been arrested, convicted, or cautioned for a crime anywhere in the world, including drunk driving or […]
    Read More
  • Humanitarian Parole may be available when in urgent need to enter the U.S.

    This month, Attorney Jennifer Behm assisted a client with a Humanitarian Parole request.  Humanitarian Parole enables an otherwise inadmissible individual to enter the U.S. temporarily due to a compelling emergency.  In this case, our client was a Canadian citizen who had a minor son with an extremely rare medical condition.  His son had a crucial […]
    Read More
  • Reentry to U.S. with an expired visa is possible in certain circumstances

    Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) will allow reentry to the U.S. with an expired visa if certain conditions are met.  This provision is often referred to as the “contiguous country rule.”  For this blog post to make sense, it’s important for the reader to understand the difference between a couple of key immigration terms including […]
    Read More
  • Avoiding Erroneous Overstay Violations

    Now that Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has fully implemented its program to automate Form I-94 at all air and sea ports-of-entry, travelers are finding that a few issues have arisen.  One of the main concerns is that the system is set up in such a way that an overstay violation may be triggered inadvertently, but […]
    Read More
  • Understanding Form I-129 Export Control Compliance Section

    If you are an employer who has previously filed an Application for Nonimmigrant Worker, on behalf of a foreign national you wished to employ in H-1, L-1 or O-1A status, you have probably struggled with how to respond to the dreaded Form I-129 Export Control Compliance section of that form. Part 6 of Form I-129 […]
    Read More

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