USCIS released the weekly information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of June 1, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 13,600 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 1,300 over previous 10 days). Similarly, as of June 1, there were 9,300 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]
Last week, in a press release, USCIS announced a number of significant enhancements to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program. Note that these are proposed changes which are expected to be published on June 17th for public comment and possible implementation at a later date. About the EB-5 Program In 1990, the U.S. Congress created the [...]
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 [...]
USCIS released the weekly information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of May 13, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 11,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 1,000 over the last week). Similarly, as of May 13, there were 7,900 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]
USCIS released the weekly information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of May 6, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 10,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 1,000 over the last week). Similarly, as of May 6, there were 7,300 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]
USCIS released the weekly information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of April 29, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 9,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 1,200 over the last week). Similarly, as of April 29, there were 6,600 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]
A recent update from USCIS and Charles Oppenheim at the Department of State (the person who is responsible for the Visa Bulletin and visa number allocations) should provide some hope to applicants in some categories, but most notably to the EB-2 India category. Low EB-1 Demand to Cause Visa Number Spillover to EB-2 USCIS has [...]
After the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, our office is receiving a number of inquiries by Japanese nationals regarding relief options and alternatives in various U.S. immigration situations. USCIS has also indicated that they would provide relief in a number of situations understanding that a disaster may affect the ability of an individual to [...]
Our office has established a reputation as one of the premier practices for handling 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. The AAO processing times are published monthly, at [...]
About Forms AR-11 and AR-11 SR The law requires that most non-U.S. citizens residing in the U.S. to report a change of address within 10 days of moving by completing a Form AR-11, Change of Address. Similarly, AR-11 SR is a form which requires non-U.S. citizens who are subject to "Special Registration" to update their [...]