Poorvi conducted a session on “Best Practices to Engage with the U.S.” at IACC’s Doing Business with the U.S. Seminar on March 5, 2020

Poorvi conducted a session on “Best Practices to Engage with the U.S.” at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)’s Doing Business with the U.S. Seminar on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at a South Mumbai venue. This seminar was organized by the IACC in association with the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai where the U.S. Consular officials presented […]

•US Immigration

•H-1B

What is pre-H-1B registration and how will it affect the FY 2021 Cap filings?

Earlier, US employers filed their complete H-1B cap-subject paper petitions with the USCIS, after which, the USCIS would select petitions from the pool through a random selection process. This practice has changed for the FY 2021 H-1B cap filings. The USCIS has introduced a pre-H-1B electronic registration process. Under this new process, the petitioning employers […]

•Indian Immigration

Citizenship and India

Neither does the Constitution of India nor the Citizenship Act, 1955 allows for dual citizenship. Under the Constitution, the topic of citizenship is

•US Immigration

•H-1B

Gearing up for the H-1B Cap FY2021 Registration–Steps to Create and Manage an Employer Registration Account

On December 6, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be implementing the online registration

•Covid-19, General, Indian Immigration

•Covid-19, Indian Visa

Coronavirus Outbreak: India Cancels Existing Visas to Chinese Nationals and Foreign Nationals who visited China in the last Two Weeks

Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China, India has further tightened its visa norms. As on February 04, 2020, existing Indian visas

•US Immigration

•EB-5 Green Cards, L-1A Visa

Poorvi Chothani participated as a speaker at The Global Investment Immigration Summit 2020 held on February 1, 2020 at St. Regis in Mumbai.

Poorvi Chothani participated as a speaker at The Global Investment Immigration Summit 2020 held on February 1, 2020 at St. Regis in

•Media Coverage

At 18,607, USCIS denied fewer H-1B visas in Q1 of FY20

•US Immigration

•H-1B

H-1B Lottery- What is it?

H-1B Program H-1B is a temporary non-immigrant work visa issued to foreign nationals by the U.S. government. H-1B visais considered for speciality occupations that require theoretical and practical knowledge in specialized fields such as in IT, finance, accounting, architecture, engineering, mathematics, science, medicine, etc.and at least abachelor’s degree or higher in the specific speciality or […]

•Indian Employment Visa, Indian Immigration

•Indian Visa

Pitfalls in Indian Employment and Business Visas and How to Avoid them

In 2009, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in India provided a fairly comprehensive delineation of the regulatory framework relating to business and employment visas. Rules and regulations on visa categories and in-country registration are issued and enforced by the MHA. Visa issuance guidelines provide a broad framework but each visa application is decided on […]

•Global Immigration

Practice Pointers when applying for visas for Germany, France and The Netherlands

The Schengen area which comprises of 26 states, facilitates borderless travel for tourist and business activities for non-EU nationals. The visa holder can freely enter, travel and exit the Schengen zone from any of the Schengen member countries. Countries within the Schengen Zone include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, […]

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