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House Passes Immigration Bill - Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers

Today, March 18, 2021 the House of Representatives passed the American Dream and Promise Act. The Act will provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. These include undocumented immigrants brought here as children and for people who are here for humanitarian reasons (Temporary Protected Status, or TPS). The bill excludes individuals who entered the

Posted on by Jessica Suotmaa

H1-B pre-registration for H1-B petitions for FY2022

The H1-B nonimmigration worker application process for each fiscal year (FY), which starts on October 1 of the previous year (FY2022 begins October 1, 2021), consists of registration, a petition, followed by approval. The “Petitioner” is the sponsoring employer company. The “Beneficiary” is the employee. First, the Petitioner must register with USCIS during the registration

Posted on by Jessica Suotmaa

Is my child's pod teacher my employee?

As soon as Governor Newsom announced the strict requirements needed to reopen public schools in California for in-person instruction, parents have scrambled to find alternatives.   In addition to the traditional alternatives of withdrawing a child for homeschooling, or hiring a nanny or babysitter to watch their child, some parents have formed learning pods and hired