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Individuals who qualify as skilled in “specialty occupations” may work in the US under an H-1B visa. The role of a physician falls into this category, as do other jobs that require a bachelor’s degree or higher. Physicians who wish to pursue this avenue for their next career path easily meet the “specialty occupation” component, but there are other criteria USCIS requires. This article will discuss everything you need to know as a foreign physician hoping to practice medicine, participate in medical residencies or fellowships, and care for patients in the United States.

Patents are not easy to come by, but if you have one and are applying for a NIW, such intellectual property can strengthen your overall case and speed up adjudication time.

Green card applicants in the U.S. need to satisfy all of the vaccine requirements, including Covid-19, before becoming a legal resident. However, some classes of non-immigrants and dependents are not subject to such regulations whilst seeking an immigration benefit.

Applicants with genetic disabilities that prevent them from learning English and/or Civics might be exempt from this portion of the naturalization exam. For more information, be sure to see some of the questions asked in the N-648 form, covered below.

Green card applicants need to touch base with their medical exam provider to see whether or not they can schedule a Covid shot at their actual appointment, or if they will need it completed beforehand.

Your health is important. The following guide helps immigrant visa applicants understand health-related inadmissibility in relation to U.S. immigration and the safety of other citizens.

Covid-19 vaccinations will now become part of the green card process. Applicants should make sure they have their official CDC cards ready before their green card interview.

Your consular processing interview abroad will include many questions about the following topics below: alien smuggling, unlawful presence, and drugs and domestic violence.

The NIW process from abroad can be tricky in terms of collecting all of the application materials while in another country, but the consular processing largely remains the same and follows the same State Department and immigration law for admittance into the United States.

Filing an I-485 as an asylee demands an in-depth understanding of the form that will be backed up to the applicants A-file for consistency purposes. Oftentimes asylees have incomplete A-files because of the nature of how they departed from their country of origin.