The UK will introduce new immigration rules for international students from January 11, 2018.  With the introduction of the new rules, international students can easily switch over to work visa (Tier 2) from Tier 4 visa on completion of their course. Under the current rule, international students had to wait till they obtain a degree […]

Poorvi will be a speaker at the EB5 Investors Magazine’s 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention, to be held from January 26-27, 2018 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas. She will be one of the panelists on the panel Raising EB-5 Capital in India: Separating Fact from Fiction.Information about this conference is available at http://www.eb5investors.com/conferences/2018-las-vegas-convention/speakers

The American Immigration Consultants (Regional Centres) are pitching about the EB-5 visa program to Indian IT companies like TCS, Infosys and Wipro to move top executive to America. Traditionally, Indian IT companies send their employees on H-1 or L-1 visas, non-immigrant visa. But the uncertainties in H-1B visa programs with the Trump administration, a new […]

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be accepting H-1B CAP petitions for the federal fiscal year 2019 on April 2, 2018. The H-1B classification is reserved for “specialty occupations” which is a non-immigrant visa. Immigration regulations allow for an individual to remain in the United States in this status for, up to three […]

Of recent times, there have been numerous websites which are not authorized by the Government of India and have been soliciting e-visa seekers to apply for a visa through their online portal against a service fee thus leading to compromising an applicant’s personal information.  In this regard, the Ministry of Tourism, India issued a travel […]

The Bureau of Immigration, India has announced the launch of ‘E-Services’ for all foreign nationals residing within the jurisdictions of the following Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs): Mumbai FRRO; Delhi FRRO; Bengaluru FRRO; and Chennai FRRO This means that various visa services including in-country registration and visa extensions must now be completed via an online procedure, eliminating […]

The Polish government recently with effect from January 1, 2018, implemented the following changes to laws pertaining to work permit applications. These changes have been explained below:  Employers are required to provide new additional documentation; Modifications in Type B work permit requirements; Additional requirements entrusted to nationals of six neighbouring countries; Provision of new seasonal […]

Changes in the Immigration Regime in India as on March 2018 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently made several amendments to the immigration regime in India.  Some of the important changes are provided below. Modified Visa Cancellation Policy  If a foreign national wishes to avail of a short duration visa (conference visa, transit […]

International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates womens’ achievements while calling for gender equality at the same time.   LawQuest is a law firm unlike most others, where a majority of our team members are women.   To commemorate this day, LawQuest hosted an intimate get together for women – form the legal fraternity and […]

On March 20, 2018, the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced that premium processing will be suspended for H-1B cap petitions for all FY 2019 cap-subject petitions, including individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher. However, H-1B petitions not subject to the cap, such as H-1B extensions and amendments, can continue using […]