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EB-1C offers a PERM-free employment Green Card route for qualifying multinational managers and executives. The U.S. employer files Form I-140 and proves the foreign role, corporate relationship, and operations.
Two federal court decisions have stopped implementation of the separate $100,000 H-1B payment. The proclamation remains on the books and appeals continue, while ordinary USCIS fees still apply.
The Labor Department halted new and pending PERM cases involving Microsoft, Adobe, and six IT services companies. Existing H-1B status and approved I-140 petitions were not automatically canceled.
Most male Green Card holders ages 18 through 25 must register with Selective Service. Registration is not military induction, but a missing record may affect a later naturalization review.
Most Green Card holders use the five-year naturalization rule. Some spouses of U.S. citizens may use a three-year rule, but travel can still disrupt continuous residence or reduce physical presence.
A federal judge set a briefing schedule through March 2027 in the challenge to the new public charge rule. The court canceled the October 9 conference, but it did not pause the rule.
A new office L-1 approval lasts no more than one year. The first extension must document corporate ties, active business, duties, staffing, payroll, and finances.
Streaming, web series, commercials, and paid production work may trigger O-1B MPTV. Static web and self-produced social content generally fall outside it. Review the details.
O-1 uses separate standards for science, business, athletics, arts, and motion picture or television work. Choose the category by the U.S. services and evidence.
