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Annual Visa Limit for EB-2 India and China Reached – No New GC Approvals until October 1, 2012

Our office has been able to confirm what we have suspected for a few weeks.  Many of our readers are aware that the significant forward movement in the cutoff dates for the EB-2 India and China categories over the past few months has caused a significant number of demand and I-485 filings.     USCIS has been [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:56-04:00April 25th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

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|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 36,300 Regular and 17,700 Masters Cap Visas Used (September 23, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of September 23, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 36,300 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 4,100 over the previous two weeks).  Similarly, as of September 23, there were 17,700 H-1B visas filed subject to [...]

By |2011-10-06T10:17:07-04:00October 6th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2011 Employment-Based Visas Limit Reached: No New Green Card Approvals Until October 1

The Department of State ("DOS"), in an "urgent" alert dated as of September 15, 2011, has advised that due to heavy demand in the employment-based immigrant visa categories, DOS has reached the Fiscal Year 2011 annual limit of employment-based green cards. DOS/USCIS to Stop Approving EB Immigrant Visas Until October 1 As a result of [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:10-04:00September 15th, 2011|AOS, Articles, I-485, News, Visa Processing|

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|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 20,500 Regular and 12,800 Masters Cap Visas Used (July 15, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of July  15, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 20,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 3,100 over previous three weeks).  Similarly, as of July 15 , there were 12,800 H-1B visas filed subject to [...]

By |2011-07-20T09:15:05-04:00July 20th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

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