Dallas-Fort Worth Immigration Lawyer

Have you been issued an I-94 card with 9 or 10 digits? Then a replacement card is needed. An I-94 card should have eleven digits. If you are a foreign national with an error on your I-94 card -- including a misspelled name, incorrect date of birth, incorrect visa classification, incorrect authorized period of stay -- please report in person to the nearest Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deferred inspection office or port of entry, regardless of where the original I-94 was issued. A CBP officer will correct the error on the I-94 card at the deferred inspection or port of entry.

Posted by Bob Kraft at 09:01 PM | Permalink

Foreign nationals of Canada and Mexico seeking a temporary entry into the U.S. as professionals may enter as TN non-immigrants under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Under the TN visa, Canadian or Mexican citizens must enter as professionals who have a minimum of a bachelor's degree or appropriate professional credentials.

Currently, TN visa holders from Canada or Mexico are allowed to stay in the U.S. for a maximum of one year, with an unlimited amount of extensions of stay. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a proposed rule to increase the maximum amount of time a TN professional worker can stay - from one year to three years. In addition, the proposed rule will allow TN visa holders seeking an extension of stay in increments of up to three years.

For more information on TN visas, please call us at 214-999-9999.

Posted by Bob Kraft at 12:25 PM | Permalink

An optional practical training (OPT) authorizes F-1 students to receive up to 12 months of practical training either before or after completion of their studies. On April 8, 2008, an interim final rule was issued stating that certain F-1 students will be eligible to receive a 17-month extension following the completion of their OPT. Under the new rule, F-1 students with a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), who are employed by employers enrolled in E-Verify, and who have received an initial OPT related to such a degree may apply for a 17-month extension of the OPT.

The student will file for the 17-month STEM extension on Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization, and include a copy of the STEM degree, and Form I-20 endorsed by the Designated School Official.

F-1 students with STEM degrees may benefit from this final rule if they are the beneficiaries of an approved H-1B petition by automatically extending their F-1 status. This allows the student to remain in the U.S. and continue working until October 1, the start date of the H-1B petition.

For more information please contact us at 214-999-9999.

Posted by Bob Kraft at 05:26 AM | Permalink