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      • H-1B Cap (quota) case
      • H-1B Advanced degree (Master’s or higher from U.S. institution) Exemption (master’s cap)
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      • H-1B Visa (Extn, Amend, Transfer)
      • H-1B1 (Singapore/Chile)
      • H-2A (Agriculture Worker)
      • H-2B Visa
      • H-3 Nonimmigrant Trainee or Special Education Exchange Visitor
    • L-1 Visas
      • L-1A Visa (Intracompany Transferee Executive or Manager)
      • L-1B Visa (Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge)
      • L-1 New Offices
      • L-1 Blanket Petition
    • Visa for Start-up Companies
      • H-1B for Startup
      • L-1 New Office
      • Startup Visa (Final Rule on International Entrepreneur)
    • E Visas (E-1, E-2, E-2 CNMI, E-3)
      • E-1 (Treaty Traders)
      • E-2 (Treaty Investors)
      • E-3 (Australia)
    • TN NAFTA
      • TN (Mexico)
      • TN (Canada) NAFTA Professionals
    • O Visas (O-1 and O-2)
      • O-1 Visa
      • O-2 Visa
    • P Visas (P-1, P-2, P-3)
      • P-1 Visa
      • P-2 Performer or Group Performing under Reciprocal Exchange Program
      • P-3 Visa
      • P-1S, P-2S, P-3S (Support Personnel)
    • B-1 & R-1 Visas
      • B-1 Business Visitor
      • B-1 in lieu of H-1 or H-3
      • B-1 Domestic Worker
      • R-1 Religious Worker
    • Training Opportunities as an F-1 or M-1 Student
    • Exchange Visitor (J-1 and Q-1)
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        • J-1 Waiver (2-year home country residence)
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      • H-4 EAD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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      • I-140 Petition
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      • EB-5 Investors Green Card
      • Schedule A Group I (Nurses or PT)
      • Schedule-A Group II (Exceptional Ability in the Sciences or Arts; Exceptional Ability in Performing Arts)
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  • Unused Family-based Visa Numbers from 2020 will likely make FY 2021 Employment-based Visa Number Current for many applicants


    Washington, D.C. October 1, 2020 will mark the beginning of the federal fiscal year (FY) 2021, and with it, the infusion of a new allocation of immigrant visa (IV) numbers. This infusion typically results in some forward movement in Final Action Dates in the month of October, 2021. We anticipate that these dates will move[Read More]...

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  • A win for the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Winners and a loss for H, L, J visa applicants abroad: A federal Court in DC orders Trump Administration to process DV visa applications


    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia orders the State Department to process all 2020 DV visa applications in a preliminary injunction order. The court orders that the State Department (U.S. Embassies and Consulates) may not interpret or apply the President’s Proclamations in any way that forecloses or prohibits embassy personnel, consular officers, or[Read More]...

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  • President Trump issues Executive Order seeking to Review Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices on Temporary Foreign Workers


    President Trump has issued an “Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers“. The Executive Order (“EO”) seeks to review the federal contracting and hiring practices in relation of use of foreign workers in the U.S. and abroad in government contracting and subcontracting. EO lays the policy objective[Read More]...

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  • SEVP Online Course Guidance for new F-1 and M-1 Students for the Fall 2020


    On July 24, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that nonimmigrant students and schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) should abide by SEVP guidance originally issued in March 2020, which allowed some distance learning in excess of regulatory limits due to the public health emergency[Read More]...

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    SEVP plans to modify temporary exemptions for international students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester


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  • President Trump issued Executive Order suspending entry of foreign workers including high-skilled workers


    President Trump has issued the Presidential Proclamations (PP. 10052) temporarily suspending the entry of nonimmigrant workers (H-1B, L-1, J-1, H-2B and their dependents) who are outside the U.S. without a valid visa. The suspension will last until December 31, 2020 and it may continue if the Administration finds it ‘necessary’. This Order also extended the April 22, 2020[Read More]...

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  • The Capital Building

    Federal judge has permanently struck down admin’s policy that would have exposed international students to harsh immigration penalties if they accidentally fall out of status


    Adhikari Law, Washington, DC, Jan 7, 2020. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina held that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had violated rulemaking procedure under Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it issued a policy memorandum on August 7, 2018 which substantially changed existing immigration regulations. USCIS new policy would have penalized[Read More]...

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  • USCIS’ Online registration system for H-1B cap cases


    For 2020 H-1B cap cases (FY 2021), USCIS requires an online registration between March 1st through March 20th, 2020. The government has published Final Rule for the H-1B registration requirement. Here are the important applicable procedures: (1) Electronic registration requirement: The regulations requires H-1B Petitioners to register online at www.uscis.gov before filing a cap-subject H-1B[Read More]...

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  • USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for the Cap Season in 2020 (Fiscal Year 2021)


    Dec 6, 2019, Washington, D.C. USCIS announced today that it has completed a successful pilot testing phase and is implementing the registration process in the next H-1B lottery. Earlier we had posted a news article about the USCIS proposal to implement H-1B registration process. Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year[Read More]...

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule to Reform Prevailing Wages For Foreign Worker Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) today announced a Final Rule to reform the wage methodology it uses to set prevailing wage rates for Permanent Employment Certification, H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 Visa...

Trump Administration extends immigration bans till March 2021

Reuters News reports that Trump Administration has issued a new Presidential Proclamations  extending the duration of the temporarily suspending the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrant workers (H-1B, L-1, J-1, H-2B and...

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) filing deadline Extended

The filing period for certain Liberian nationals and certain family members to apply for adjustment of status under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) provision has been extended from one...

ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility until January 31, 2021

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year. Due to...

USCIS to Publish Notice extending TPS by nine months for Beneficiaries of TPS designations for Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan

Washington, D.C. USCIS will publish Federal Register notice on December 9, 2020 about the Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This notice will extend the continuation of TPS for Beneficiaries of TPS...

Federal judge strikes down rules which placed restrictions on H-1B visa program

Federal judge strikes down Trump administration’s rules which sought to restrict H-1B visas for skilled workers. The judge ruled that the interim final rules (IFR) proposed by the U.S. Department...

ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility until December 31, 2020

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year. Due to...

USCIS proposes a rule to favor Applicants with higher wage in selecting H-1B lottery

Washington, D.C. Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the transmission to the Federal Register of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would prioritize the selection of H-1B registrations (or...

17 individual and organizational plaintiffs, including institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and businesses brought lawsuit challenging Department of Labor’s Rule changing Prevailing Wage Determinations

Washington, D.C. Adhikari Law PLLC. Today, 17 individual and organizational plaintiffs, including institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and businesses, brought a federal lawsuit to enjoin, in its entirety, the...

DHS Proposes Sweeping regulatory changes in H-1B work visa program

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHL) has proposed sets of Interim Final Rules governing H-1B visa program and permanent labor certification program’s (PERM) prevailing...

About Us

Adhikari Law PLLC is a technology-driven state-of-art boutique law firm. Our philosophy is that we will go extra mile to ensure that our clients get the best delivery of the legal services comparable to the top law firms and renowned legal professionals.

Our vision is to ultimately improve the legal services industry and the methods of delivery of legal services so that the legal professionals excel in what we do best and also draw upon others from their areas of excellence. Today is the age of collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and the resources. So we believe each us should attempt to make the optimum use of limited human and material resources.

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Our Story

While legal profession is going through rapid changes as to how the legal works are conducted or how the services are delivered and we yet believe that our role as legal professionals will continue to grow as we rely more and more on the rule of law and the trust it provides from a predictable legal regime. Our firm was founded with the fundamental belief that the legal professionals will continue to deliver the service we are expected of and yet we should also continue to evolve and adapt as societal relationships change or the legal environment of doing business changes.

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WHAT WE DO

Our practice areas include:

  • All aspects of U.S. Immigration, Visa, Global Mobility, and Citizenship.
  • Employment-based Immigration (EB-1(A), EB-1(B), EB-1(C), EB-2, EB-2 NIW, EB-3, EB-4
  • EB-5 (direct-investment of $1.8 mil to create 10 full time jobs; or investment of $900,000 in High Unemployment or Rural Area)
  • Family-based Immigration (immediate or close relatives of U.S. citizen, or immediate relative of lawful permanent resident)
  • Special Immigration Programs
  • Visa for Employment (​E, H, L, O, P, Q, TN, I, and practical training and exchange (J-1, F-1 (OPT/STEM/CPT)
  • Business Visit (B-1) or Visit for Tourism, Pleasure or visiting (B-2)
  • Business formation and legal documents and corporate government for business.
  • ​Intellectual Property Rights (Copyrights and Trademarks)
  • International Arbitration and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the U.S.
  • International Child Adoption and Assisted Reproduction abroad
  • Administrative Agencies of the U.S. (CFPB (consumer protection), FCC, FDA (export/import matters), FTC (privacy and consumer protection), SEC (ADR Program)
  • ​Cross-border Business Transactions
  • IRC 501(c)(3) Compliance
  • International Human Rights and Human Rights Litigation
  • International Labor Law specially dealing Human Rights and Compliance with International Labor Standards and International Human Rights
  • International Service of Process and other aspects of Private International Law
  • International Trade

LEGAL ALERTS

PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER SUSPENDING ENTRY OF FOREIGN WORKERS INCLUDING HIGH-SKILLED WORKERS

President Trump has issued the Executive Order temporarily suspending the entry of nonimmigrant workers (H-1B, L-1, J-1, H-2B and their dependents) who are outside the U.S. without a valid visa. The suspension will last until December 31, 2020 and it may continue if the Administration finds it ‘necessary’. This Order also extended the April 22, 2020 Executive Order

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USCIS Publishes Final Rule For Certain Employment-Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs
November 18, 2016, USCIS has published final rule to modernize and improve several aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. USCIS has also amended regulations to better enable U.S. employers to hire and retain certain foreign workers who are beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions and are waiting to become lawful permanent residents. This rule will go into effect on Jan. 17, 2017.

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Recent Posts

  • U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule to Reform Prevailing Wages For Foreign Worker Programs January 12, 2021
  • Trump Administration extends immigration bans till March 2021 December 31, 2020
  • Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) filing deadline Extended December 31, 2020
  • ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility until January 31, 2021 December 23, 2020
  • USCIS to Publish Notice extending TPS by nine months for Beneficiaries of TPS designations for Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan December 7, 2020
  • Federal judge strikes down rules which placed restrictions on H-1B visa program December 1, 2020
  • ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility until December 31, 2020 November 18, 2020
  • USCIS proposes a rule to favor Applicants with higher wage in selecting H-1B lottery October 28, 2020

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