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

San Francisco, California, USA
Joined September 2008
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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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Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services indicated its intention to seek an increase in immigration application fees.
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
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.
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USCIS ALERT: To protect public health, USCIS has closed all offices and cancelled all appointments thru May 3. Check uscis.gov/coronavirus for updates.
H-1B Registration starts soon. Learn more about the program, fees, costs and timing here: dropbox.com/s/0t272mscydtui6…
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.
Congratulations to our legal assistant Caroline. She was selected for early admission to UC Berkeley Law School starting fall 2020.
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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.
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.
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...
We are pleased to announce our new office at One Embarcadero Center, Suite 4100 in San Francisco's financial district. local.google.com/place?id=36…
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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.
CIS just announced that it has received enough H-1B Petitions under this year's quota. New H-1B Petitions will be rejected after today. Common alternative work visas including H-1B1, TN, E, O and L. Other visas are available for journalists, performing artists, entrepreneurs, etc