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FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 46,200 Regular Cap Visas Used; Master’s Cap Reached (October 21, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of October 21, 2011, USCIS has received approximately46,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 2,900 over the previous week).  Similarly, as of October 21, there were 20,000 H-1B visas filed subject to the U.S. [...]

By |2011-10-26T14:20:02-04:00October 26th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 43,300 Regular and 19,500 Masters Cap Visas Used (October 14, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of October 14, 2011, USCIS has received approximately43,300 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 2,300 over the previous week).  Similarly, as of October 14, there were 19,500 H-1B visas filed subject to the U.S. [...]

By |2011-10-20T08:45:59-04:00October 20th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 41,000 Regular and 19,100 Masters Cap Visas Used (October 7, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of October 7, 2011, USCIS has received approximately41,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 4,700 over the previous two weeks).  Similarly, as of October 7, there were 19,100 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]

By |2011-10-12T16:01:17-04:00October 12th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

H-1B SSN Audit Report: Substantial Percentage of H-1B SSN Cases May Involve Fraud

In a September 2011 audit report on the use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) by H-1B temporary workers, the Office of Inspector General (OIC) claims that a substantial percentage of H-1B cases may involve some amount of irregularity or fraud.   OIG based its review on a random sample of 200 H-1B cases from the 38,546 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:09-04:00September 19th, 2011|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 32,200 Regular and 16,700 Masters Cap Visas Used (September 9, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of September 9, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 32,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 3,200 over the previous two weeks).  Similarly, as of September 9, there were 16,700 H-1B visas filed subject to [...]

By |2011-09-15T09:57:58-04:00September 15th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 29,000 Regular and 15,800 Masters Cap Visas Used (August 26, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of August 26, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 22,700 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 6,300 over the previous four weeks).  Similarly, as of August 26 , there were 15,800 H-1B visas filed subject [...]

By |2011-08-31T13:03:39-04:00August 31st, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 22,700 Regular and 13,800 Masters Cap Visas Used (July 29, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of July 29 5, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 22,700 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 2,200 over previous two weeks).  Similarly, as of July 29 , there were 13,800 H-1B visas filed subject [...]

By |2011-08-03T15:41:11-04:00August 3rd, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

USCIS Issues “Clarifications” for Entrepreneur Immigrants: Self-sponsored H-1B and EB-2 NIW May be Possible, EB-5 Streamlined

USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas just announced a number of initiatives intended to boost the ability of immigrant entrepreneurs to obtain immigrant benefits for themselves, as part of the Obama administration's goal to boost hiring and jobs. Director Mayorkas has announced a number of initiatives and "clarifications" of existing temporary and permanent work visas which should [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:12-04:00August 3rd, 2011|Articles, EB-1, EB-2, EB-5, H-1B, News, Policy|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 17,400 Regular and 11,300 Masters Cap Visas Used (June 24, 2011)

USCIS released the weekly information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of June 24, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 17,400 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 2,200 over previous 10 days).  Similarly, as of June 24, there were 11,300 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]

By |2011-06-30T15:08:33-04:00June 30th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 12,300 Regular and 8,500 Masters Cap Visas Used (May 20, 2011)

USCIS released the weekly information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of May 20, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 12,300 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 1,100 over the last week).  Similarly, as of May 20, there were 8,500 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]

By |2011-05-26T10:24:47-04:00May 26th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

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