H-1B
The regular annual numerical limit on new H-1B visas, not counting the 20,000 master's cap.
65,000
Besides parent, branch, and subsidiary, this is the fourth qualifying relationship between the foreign and U.S. entities.
Affiliate
The maximum time USCIS generally allows to respond to an RFE.
12 weeks (84 days)
The monthly Visa Bulletin has two charts: Final Action Dates and _____?
Dates for Filing.
If 3 clerks review 3 binders in 3 hours, how long do 100 clerks need to review 100 binders?
3 hours.
To be a specialty occupation, the job generally requires at least this level of education in a specific specialty, or its equivalent.
Bachelor's Degree
For L-1B, USCIS looks at whether the knowledge is "special" or_____?
Advanced
Unlike an RFE, a NOID response is generally due within how many days?
30
An executive is defined as having wide latitude in this kind of decision-making.
Discretionary decision-making.
I am always ahead of you, yet no one has ever seen me. What am I?
Universities and affiliated nonprofits or nonprofit research organizations can file H-1B petitions without being subject to this.
Cap
Canadian citizens can apply for L-1 status directly at?
Port of entry (or pre-flight inspection)
For foreign workers placed at client sites, USCIS often requests these to show the employer-employee relationship and the work available.
Contracts or end-client letters.
To prove the foreign and U.S. companies are related, evidence of _______ & _______ is key.
Ownership & control
What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?
A stamp.
Under INA §214(n), a worker can start working for a new employer as soon as it files a nonfrivolous petition. What is this called?
H-1B portability
A new office L-1 petition is generally approved for an initial period of this length.
One Year
For an I-140 ability-to-pay RFE, the regulation lists these three types of documents as primary evidence.
Annual report, federal tax returns, and audited financial statements.
Under INA §204(j), an I-485 pending for how many days can allow a job change within the same or similar occupation?
180
What can you catch but never throw?
Cold.
AC21 §106(a) allows H-1B extensions past six years if a PERM or I-140 was filed at least this many days before the six years ended.
365 days
A blanket L petition requires $25 million in U.S. sales, 10 prior approvals in a year, or at least this many U.S. employees.
A U.S. workforce of at least 1,000 employees.
To challenge a denial, you may file this form with USCIS.
Form I-290B (motion or appeal).
Applicants who consular process use this online immigrant visa application form.
DS-260
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 together. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much is the ball?