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US immigration in practice: H-1B, L-1, E-2 and O-1 visas, green card petitions, the DV lottery, asylum, immigration court and recent rule changes.
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Universities, their affiliated nonprofits, research institutes, and national labs are exempt from the H-1B lottery. Here's how concurrent employment makes it work.
An appeals court froze the order to open DV-2027 registration. Nov 1 launch is on hold over standing, not because the lottery was ruled illegal.
USCIS now checks neighbors and workplaces, demands IRS transcripts, reviews your full immigration history, and can deny N-400 without RFE or NOID.
A new judge may not know your country's context — you must explain it yourself. Real case breakdowns: Jehovah's Witnesses, opposition, evidence strategy.
How to answer about choosing a university at an F-1 visa interview: how to avoid a 214B denial, which details to mention, and the structure of a strong answer.
USCIS can now deny cases without an RFE, requires wet-ink signatures since July 10, and added a new Public Charge bond test since September 18, 2026.
Visas are issued by the Department of State through consulates, applications inside the country are decided by USCIS, and enforcement belongs to ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Nonimmigrant visas grant temporary status, while immigrant categories lead to a green card.
Humanitarian parole under Uniting for Ukraine and Temporary Protected Status let Ukrainians stay in the US, but neither is a visa or leads to a green card on its own.
Ukrainians travelling for tourism or business apply for a B1/B2 visa by completing the DS-160 online and attending a consular interview. The visa's validity is not the permitted stay: a CBP officer sets that at entry, and it appears on the I-94 record. Overstaying by more than 180 days triggers a three-year bar on return, and by more than a year a ten-year bar. Rules change often through executive orders and court rulings, so requirements should be checked on the State Department and USCIS websites.