The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new rule that can grant parole (for 5 years – 2 years initially and a 3 year extension)  on a case-by-case basis to international entrepreneurs to start businesses with a high potential of growth in the United States. The intention is to bring more research and development activities as well increase employment opportunities for US workers and generally add to the business activity.

The decision of the DHS to grant parole to an international entrepreneurs will be based on a combination of  of factors including:

• The applicant must have formed the business entity in the 3 years immediately prior to the application for the parole and can demonstrate to the DHS of the entity’s potential for high growth and job creation.

• The applicant possesses skills and experience that is central to the operation and future growth of the business entity and the applicant has at least 15% ownership of the entity at the time of application for a parole. The applicant cannot be a mere investor.

• The applicant must be able to show that they have secured significant ($345, 000 or more) capital from qualified investors (venture capital firms, angel investors, or start-up accelerators) who have a track record of successful investments.

• As an alternative to the private capital requirement stated above, the applicant may show that the start-up entity has secured ($100, 000 or more) funding from federal or local government with experience in economic development, R&D and job creation..

• The applicant may also be considered for a parole if they are unable to fully meet the private or government funding requirements stipulated above but can nevertheless demonstrate to the DHS that their entry into the United States would provide a significant public benefit in terms of the entity’s substantial potential for rapid business growth and job creation.

The DHS has submitted this proposal for public comment for the 45 days,  after which it will address any public comments. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a Temporary Protection Status (TPS)  and extended the existing TPS designation for Syria from October 1 2016 to March 31st 2018. This announcement enables qualified Syrian nationals (or those who have lived in Syria but are not Syrian nationals)  to register for Temporary Protection Status.

Eligibilty

If you are a current beneficiary of TPS from Syria and want to extend TPS, then you will need to re-register during the 60-day re-registration period (August 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016). If you not a TPS beneficiary but are a Syrian national or have lived in Syria and has lived in the United States since August 2016 and have been physical resided in the United States since October 1, 2016 you may also qualify for TPS. To obtain TPS, the applicant must apply for TPS during the 180-day initial registration period (August 1, 2016, through January 30, 2017).

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If you need help with the TPS as mentioned in this article, or any other immigration issue, please contact us at (617) 367-6750 – or click here to set up a consultation with one of our immigration lawyers at the Law Offices of Trupti N Patel & Associates – Immigration Lawyer Boston, MA.

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) started accepting H-1B petitions towards the FY2017 H-1B CAP on April 1, 2016.

USCIS recently announced that it had received 236, 000 petitions for the FY2017 H-1B Cap. USCIS will use a computer based lottery process to randomly select the petitions to meet the FY2017 H-1B CAP and will begin premium processing no later than May 16th 2016.

If you need help with filing an H-1B or any other petition, please contact us 617-367-6750- Immigration Lawyer Boston.

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USCIS has issued revised procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting file for Adjustment of Status. Please click here for details on when to apply for Adjustment of Status for both family and employment based petitions. Also for refer to the October 2015 edition of the USCIS Visa Bulletin for further information – please click here to redirect to the visa bulletin..

If you require help with your Adjustment of Status petition, please click here to set up a consultation with one our immigration lawyers and see how we can help you.

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The USCIS has completed entering all the information on the randomly selected 2016 H-1B CAP petitions into their system. This was announced by USCIS on May 4th, 2015.

If you need any assistance with your immigration issues, please contact Massachusetts Immigration Attorney – Trupti N Patel & Associates at 617-367-6750.