Jan 2021 Visa Bulletin

Hold your Blood pressure AGAIN....

-- USCIS has closed the employment 'Date of filing' chart now.
-- If you were eligible to file i485 in Dec, file it before Dec 31 or miss the BUS.

Will DOF chart open again?

https://www.am22tech.com/uscis-visa-bulletin/employment/

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France rewards frontline workers with DIRECT CITIZENSHIP.

US: We do not care! You are LEGAL cheap labor from INDIA!!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55423257

Dropbox '24 Month criteria' extended till Mar 31, 2021 due to COVID

-- You will be eligible for Dropbox if your last visa expired within last 24 Months.
-- Use am22tech's app to check your dropbox eligibility in India, Mexico, China or Australia.

https://apps.am22tech.com/us/dropbox/

COVID $600 per person have started landing by direct deposits. Some H1B have already received it.
$600 for each child.

-- Calculate your check amount: https://apps.am22tech.com/usa-stimulus-check-2020/

-- Is this check counted a Public charge: https://www.am22tech.com/is-coronavirus-help-check-public-charge/

.Enjoy the New Year.
.Give a hug.
.Wear mask.

COVID check Calculator. $600 per person.

Added eligibility options:
-- Spouse SSN or not as lot of people asked this question. H4 EAD has SSN usually unless you did not apply for it.
-- Child with or without SSN.
-- Child Born in 2020 not claimed on tax return.

Calculate check amount and also check your eligibility both at same time:
https://apps.am22tech.com/usa-stimulus-check-2020/

*App will Refresh automatically if you are seeing old app version (without above options). Wait for a minute.

BAD NEWS - #H1B Travel ban Extended

-- Wall Street Journal reports that H1B travel ban has been extended upto Mar 31, 2021
-- Happy new Year :(

https://www.am22tech.com/trump-executive-order-coronavirus/

#H1B Travel ban Extended - App updated

-- H1B, L1 and Family Green card travel ban has been extended upto Mar 31, 2021
-- It will result in spillover to the employment-based category in Oct 2021 if not explicitly blocked by congress.
-- Someone’s loss is someone’s gain!

https://apps.am22tech.com/us/travel-ban/?a=l2&b=false&c=false&d=true&e=2021-03-01&f=false&g=2020-12-01&h=false

2020 was year of high turbulence.

Here is how am22tech reached and helped 5.1 million users this year:

-- *am22tech.com* - We were able to touch life in every country on Earth with our to-the-point helpful articles about immigration, making money and saving taxes.

-- *apps.am22tech.com* was launched to help users fill USCIS forms, create Indian passport affidavits, power of attorneys, calculate H1B wage levels, PERM time estimations, stimulus checks etc. easily.
20k people have already used one of the multiple apps that reside here to make life easier and save attorney fee.

-- *forum.am22tech.com* (FREE)- 23k people joined, asked questions, shared their experience and helped others.

-- *prime.am22tech.com* (PAID) for private paid groups and services. 1000+ people have already got quick and reliable answers for USA, Australia and Canada immigration.

THANK YOU for believing in am22tech.com and being a valued member.
We will continue to help our community.

2020 was year of high turbulence.

Here is how am22tech reached and helped 5.1 million users this year:

-- *am22tech.com* - We were able to touch life in every country on Earth with our to-the-point helpful articles about immigration, making money and saving taxes.

-- *apps.am22tech.com* was launched to help users fill USCIS forms, create Indian passport affidavits, power of attorneys, calculate H1B wage levels, PERM time estimations, stimulus checks etc. easily.
20k people have already used one of the multiple apps that reside here to make life easier and save attorney fee.

-- *forum.am22tech.com* (FREE)- 23k people joined, asked questions, shared their experience and helped others.

-- *prime.am22tech.com* (PAID) for private paid groups and services. 1000+ people have already got quick and reliable answers for USA, Australia and Canada immigration.

THANK YOU for believing in am22tech.com and being a valued member.
We will continue to help our community.

Can #H1B trade stocks in USA?

-- Can H1B open a business?
-- Write blog? Create videos? earn money?

Answers:
https://www.am22tech.com/usa/money/can-h1b-do-stock-trading/

Will Democrats pass #S386 if they control both House and Senate?

-- Lets see if people will vote for Dems if they remove country of birth discrimination.
-- Lets show them that we can be their future vote bank.

Please vote on Twitter - its Legal :)
https://twitter.com/AM22Tech/status/1346809555544657920

IRS Substantial Presence Test Calculator

-- Presenting a new app for finding if your F1, J-1, M, Q visa time is considered for a residential test or not.
-- App helps calculate if you are considered 'Resident Alien' for H1B or L visa.
-- IRS stimulus checks are also sent if you are 'resident alien'.

https://www.am22tech.com/usa/money/irs-substantial-presence-test/

Suggestions to improve the app are most welcome.

H1B Lottery 2021 process change - Higher salary gets selected first!

-- DHS is publishing final rule to make lottery wage level based
-- The rule will most probably be implemented for Apr 2021.
-- H1B extension, transfer, COS not affected

https://www.am22tech.com/usa/news/dhs-to-stop-h1b-lottery/

Check your H1B wage level here:
https://apps.am22tech.com/us/wage-level/

F1 - OPT EAD form
-- Use am22tech's EAD application form app to fill F1-OPT, STEM OPT extension applications easily.
-- Save attorney fee by using the app which validates all fields to make sure you do not miss anything.

How to fill form:
https://www.am22tech.com/f1-opt-ead/

USCIS new H1B lottery wage rules analysis:

-- There is no chance for Level 1 wage workers to get selected in the new H1B lottery based on wage levels.
-- Level 2 wage has about 75% chance in the regular cap where the same reduces to 20% for US advanced degree category.

https://www.am22tech.com/usa/news/dhs-to-stop-h1b-lottery/

Check your H1B wage level here:
https://apps.am22tech.com/us/wage-level/

USCIS accepts delay in issuing receipts for:

-- Employment based i485 (we also know that these are mostly EB2 to Eb3 downgrades as per am22tech groups and user shared data)
-- EAD (like F1, H4 EAD, L2 EAD receipts)

Do not worry, you are not alone.