Our office handles a fair amount of appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases. About the AAO The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions [...]
USCIS released the second “official” FY2011 information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of April 15, 2010, USCIS has received approximately 13,600 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (a weekly increase of only 100). Similarly, as of April 15, there were 5,800 H-1B visas filed subject to the U.S. [...]
The H-1B season is well underway. Yesterday we reported on the Vermont Service Center's H-1B FY2011 numbers as of April 5. Today, USCIS released the first "official" FY2011 information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of April 8, 2010, USCIS has received [...]
Now that the H-1B quota has been reached (as of December 21, 2009), we are receiving an increasing number of inquiries by both cap-subject employers and prospective employees about the alternatives for work authorization between now and October 1, 2010, when the new fiscal year's H-1B quota would begin (as a reminder, April 1, 2010 [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of December 17, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 64,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap. The updated count means that as of December 17, 2009, there were 800 H-1B visas left under this year’s H-1B quota and USCIS will [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of December 8, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 61,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 3,000 in the past week). The updated count means that as of December 8, 2009, there were 3,500 H-1B visas left [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of November 27, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 58,900 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 2,000 in the past week). The updated count means that as of November 27, 2009, there were 6,100 H-1B visas left [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of November 13, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 55,600 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 900 in a week). USCIS will continue to accept petitions subject to the general cap. U.S. Masters Degrees Quota Reached USCIS has received [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of November 6, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 54,700 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 900 in a week). USCIS will continue to accept petitions subject to the general cap. U.S. Masters Degrees Quota Reached As we mentioned [...]
The December 2009 Visa Bulletin was released today by the State Department. The third visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 does not bring much movement. In fact, the only movement in the EB categories is a one week only forward movement in EB-3 India. All other categories, including EB-3 Rest of World (ROW) remain [...]