Santhosh Rao, Author at GokareLPO

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USCIS Filing Fees Increasing From December 23, 2016

USCIS Filing Fees are going up from December 23, 2016. All filings postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016 must include the new fees or USCIS will reject the filings. Some of the commonly filed cases from GLF and

by Santhosh Rao

International Entrepreneur Rule

On August 31, 2016, USCIS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 81 FR 60129, titled the International Entrepreneur Rule. The proposed rule is open for Public Comment for a Period of 45 days. This new rule is intended to allow

by Santhosh Rao

GLF FREE Seminar On New STEM OPT Rule And Compliance Strategies For IT Consulting

Gokare Law Firm is organizing a FREE seminar on the New STEM OPT Extension Rule that took effect on May 10, 2016. We believe there is much interest in this topic from Students on OPT as well as from IT Consulting Companies. We

by Santhosh Rao

H-1B Cap Case Update

The H-1B filing period for Cap Cases (Fiscal Year 2017 Cases) was open from April 1 to April 7, 2016. GLF filed most of its H-1B cap cases (95%+) on the very first day, April 01, 2016. The remaining few cases

by Santhosh Rao

24-Month STEM OPT Rule Is FINAL!

On March 11, 2016, the 24-month STEM OPT Final Rule was published in the Federal Register (81 FR 13039). HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW RULE• 24-month STEM OPT rule is effective Tuesday, May 10, 2016 -- The OPT extension period for STEM

by Santhosh Rao

GokareLPO Is Now Open For Business In Bangalore, India

Gokare Law Firm (GLF) is pleased to announce the opening of our Bangalore, India operations (Gokare LPO) from January 1, 2016, in order to better serve the time sensitive immigration law needs of our valued business clients. GLF is very excited

by Santhosh Rao

DHS Publishes Stem opt extension rule

On August 20, 2015, GLF had discussed the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia decision in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) v. DHS that vacated the 17-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension rule for Science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

by Santhosh Rao

What Does The Recent Court Order Vacating The 17-Month STEM OPT Mean For F-1 Students?

GLF has been receiving a lot of calls from anxious clients about the recent Federal District Court for the District of Columbia decision in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) v. DHS that vacated the 17-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension

by Santhosh Rao

USCIS Issues FINAL Guidance On When To File Amended H-1B Petitions Under Simeio Solutions

Deadline for FilingEmployers must file an H-1B Amendment when there is a change in work location from one Metropolitan Statistical Area (or MSA) to another. USCIS had issued Interim Guidance requiring that all Amended Petitions be filed by August 19, 2015.

by Santhosh Rao

August 19th Is The Deadline To File H-1B Amendments If Your H-1B Employee Has Already Moved Or Is Planning To Move To A New Work Location

On May 21, 2015, USCIS came out with interim guidance interpreting the Matter of Simeio Solutions decision of April 9, 2015. Under the Matter of Simeio Solutions precedent decision employers are required to file an amended petition before placing an H-1B employee at a new

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