H and L visa renewal in US

[Chicha1234]

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/state-department-plans-pilot-for-domestic-visa-renewal-this-year

[ramudu]

• Would allow H-1B workers to renew visas without leaving US
• Trade groups urged restoring option to address visa bottlenecks

The State Department will launch a pilot program later this year offering visa renewal options in the US for H-1B specialty occupation workers and other temporary visa holders who are currently required to travel abroad.

Restoring stateside visa renewals, which were discontinued in 2004, will save those applicants from having to leave the country, and will reduce the workload of consular offices abroad, Julie Stufft, deputy assistant secretary for visa services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, told Bloomberg Law in an interview.

“We all saw during the pandemic how difficult it was for these people to return to their home country and often not be able to get visa appointments to come back to their home, the United States,” she said. “That’s what we’re trying to address initially with this.”

The stateside renewal option will be available to H and L visa holders and could eventually be expanded, Stufft said.

H-1B visas, especially popular in the tech industry, allow employers to add foreign workers for two three-year periods, although workers can apply for multiple extensions with an approved green card petition. L-1 visas are available for employers that want to transfer managerial workers to the US from overseas offices.

Immigration lawyers and business groups have urged the State Department to add the domestic renewal option as a measure to address visa bottlenecks abroad, especially in India, the biggest source of H-1B visa holders. Foreign workers who travel abroad can’t reenter the US without a valid visa stamp. But long wait times for appointments during the pandemic meant many were stuck abroad for months, adding disruptions for employers.

The agency said last year that it was pursuing domestic renewals, but offered few details about a possible timeline. Adding the domestic processing option doesn’t require the State Department to issue new regulations. But part of the challenge, Stufft said, was that adding the option involves setting up a new consular division in Washington, DC.

“That’s not a small endeavor,” she said.

The stateside renewal option would be an important step for workers and employers, said Shev Dalal-Dheini, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which had pushed for the return of stateside visa renewals.

“The need became even more apparent with the pandemic and delays in visa processing because people were really left in limbo,” she said. “If they had to travel, it wasn’t guaranteed that they were able to get their visa stamp to return.”

The benefits of stateside renewals would extend to first-time applicants who have to seek appointments at US consular offices, said Tiffany Derentz, senior counsel at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP and a former State Department adviser.

“That should open up their capacity do a lot more interviews and get wait times down,” she said.

(Updated with additional reporting throughout. )

To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Kreighbaum in Washington at [email protected]

[ARYA]

“plans” 

[kevinUsa]

Adi cheste Inka India evaru vellaru

[LadiesTailor]

9 minutes ago, ramudu said:

• Would allow H-1B workers to renew visas without leaving US
• Trade groups urged restoring option to address visa bottlenecks

The State Department will launch a pilot program later this year offering visa renewal options in the US for H-1B specialty occupation workers and other temporary visa holders who are currently required to travel abroad.

Restoring stateside visa renewals, which were discontinued in 2004, will save those applicants from having to leave the country, and will reduce the workload of consular offices abroad, Julie Stufft, deputy assistant secretary for visa services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, told Bloomberg Law in an interview.

“We all saw during the pandemic how difficult it was for these people to return to their home country and often not be able to get visa appointments to come back to their home, the United States,” she said. “That’s what we’re trying to address initially with this.”

The stateside renewal option will be available to H and L visa holders and could eventually be expanded, Stufft said.

H-1B visas, especially popular in the tech industry, allow employers to add foreign workers for two three-year periods, although workers can apply for multiple extensions with an approved green card petition. L-1 visas are available for employers that want to transfer managerial workers to the US from overseas offices.

Immigration lawyers and business groups have urged the State Department to add the domestic renewal option as a measure to address visa bottlenecks abroad, especially in India, the biggest source of H-1B visa holders. Foreign workers who travel abroad can’t reenter the US without a valid visa stamp. But long wait times for appointments during the pandemic meant many were stuck abroad for months, adding disruptions for employers.

The agency said last year that it was pursuing domestic renewals, but offered few details about a possible timeline. Adding the domestic processing option doesn’t require the State Department to issue new regulations. But part of the challenge, Stufft said, was that adding the option involves setting up a new consular division in Washington, DC.

“That’s not a small endeavor,” she said.

The stateside renewal option would be an important step for workers and employers, said Shev Dalal-Dheini, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which had pushed for the return of stateside visa renewals.

“The need became even more apparent with the pandemic and delays in visa processing because people were really left in limbo,” she said. “If they had to travel, it wasn’t guaranteed that they were able to get their visa stamp to return.”

The benefits of stateside renewals would extend to first-time applicants who have to seek appointments at US consular offices, said Tiffany Derentz, senior counsel at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP and a former State Department adviser.

“That should open up their capacity do a lot more interviews and get wait times down,” she said.

(Updated with additional reporting throughout. )

To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Kreighbaum in Washington at [email protected]

2003 ki mundu vundedi ilane ani maa seniors antunde….. they never had to go for stamping anta… 

[baabaa]

4 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

Adi cheste Inka India evaru vellaru

Ledu bhayya, inka ekkuva eltaru India. 

Right now lot of ppl are not able to go because of appointment non available/fear of stamping 221g. If this happens happy ga ikkade veyinchukuni, india veltaru.

[ramudu]

2 minutes ago, LadiesTailor said:

2003 ki mundu vundedi ilane ani maa seniors antunde….. they never had to go for stamping anta… 

2004 lo teesesaru Ani article lo rasadu

[ramudu]

9 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

Adi cheste Inka India evaru vellaru

This will generate more revenue to USCIS and allow reducing overseas staff , actually it is good for both. Fee $500 pettina mana vallu ready gaa untaru , especially Dropbox untee that save lot of time and office maintenance also 

[8pm]

15 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

Adi cheste Inka India evaru vellaru

I'll go.

In fact i'll travel more.

[8pm]

19 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

Adi cheste Inka India evaru vellaru

aina visa kosam janalu india ravel chestaru ani oohinchukunnav choodu.

nee telivi ki na

[ForEverJava]

19 minutes ago, baabaa said:

Ledu bhayya, inka ekkuva eltaru India. 

Right now lot of ppl are not able to go because of appointment non available/fear of stamping 221g. If this happens happy ga ikkade veyinchukuni, india veltaru.

Oka colleague almost 13 yrs vellaledu india same reason 2008 lo came and got gc in 2021 felt sad for him ..this will definitely help many to releive stress of stamping and 221g 

[hch]

28 minutes ago, ramudu said:

The State Department will launch a pilot program later this year

[soldier]

18 minutes ago, hch said:

±1

[Spartan]

e year nunchi India B1B2 can apply in Indonesia ani announce chesaru Feb nunchi,

so this might also happen

[Deadp0ol2]

Flight tickets aggi mandipotai. Imliban bus station a iga airports.