Short answer. Yes. An O-1 beneficiary cannot self-petition, but a separate legal entity that the beneficiary owns can file the petition on his behalf. Both the State Department and USCIS say so. What makes it work is governance: someone other than you has to hold real authority over your employment. No authority sets an ownership…
Continue reading ›Short answer. As of August 25, 2026 the $100,000 payment is not being collected, because the First Circuit declined on July 24, 2026 to stay a district court order vacating it. The proclamation expires on or about September 21, 2026 by its own terms, a merits appeal is still live, and a DHS rule that…
Continue reading ›Immigration rules, fees, and procedures are changing frequently; confirm current requirements before acting. Every week someone tells me, “My visa is valid until 2028, so I’m fine.” Maybe, but the visa stamp only governs entry at the border. Once you are inside the United States, the date that usually controls is the “admit until” date…
Continue reading ›Immigration rules, fees, and procedures are changing frequently; confirm current requirements before acting. H-1B status is tied to a place. In the remote-work era, I regularly meet workers who moved to a new metropolitan area, sometimes a new state, without an amendment ever being filed. Their paystubs still show the original worksite. Nothing bad has…
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