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H-1B Cap 2019 Work Visa Season Is Underway – Opens for New Filings on Monday, April 1, 2019

On April 1, 2019 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start accepting applications for one of the most popular U.S. work visas, H-1B, for fiscal year (FY) 2020.    Our [...]

By |2020-02-18T21:24:32-05:00January 24th, 2019|Articles, H-1B, News, News Alert|

USCIS To Use “Final Action” Dates for I-485 Filings from February 1st

USCIS has just announced that as of February 1, 2019, they will use the “Final Action” dates in the February 2019 Visa Bulletin for accepting new I-485 adjustment of status applications. This means that applicants who have a [...]

By |2019-01-17T21:47:13-05:00January 17th, 2019|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

February 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Dates Advance Slowly; (Almost) No Forward Movement in Filing Dates

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2019 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the gentle [...]

By |2019-01-11T13:05:01-05:00January 11th, 2019|Articles, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

January 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 India Filing Dates Advance for Downgrading

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the gentle forward movement in EB-1 [...]

By |2018-12-13T11:10:32-05:00December 13th, 2018|AOS, Articles, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS Proposes Rule to Change H-1B Cap Lottery System and US Master’s Degree Lottery

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) has published a proposed rule which seeks to amend in substantial ways the way the annual H-1B “cap” work visa applications and lottery are being filed and how the U.S. master’s degree applications are being allocated under the H-1B cap lottery. Please note that this is a proposed [...]

By |2018-12-06T11:33:00-05:00December 6th, 2018|Articles, Employees, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert, Policy|

December 2018 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Gentle Forward Movement; EB-3 India Advances Faster than EB-2 India

The U.S. State Department has just released the December 2018 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the gentle [...]

By |2018-11-13T10:16:26-05:00November 13th, 2018|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

Mid-October Visa Bulletin Expectations: EB-1 Slow Movement; EB-3 India to Advance Significantly

As has become a regular practice, our office has obtained an updated set of expected cutoff date movements over the next several months.    Mr. Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the [...]

By |2018-10-25T10:40:30-04:00October 25th, 2018|AOS, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS Ombudsman Listening Session on H-1B Premium Processing Suspension

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Ombudsman Office is organizing a listening session regarding the suspension of premium processing for most H-1B petitions.   The goal of this session is to hear from the public how the H-1B premium processing suspension [...]

By |2018-10-25T10:39:43-04:00October 25th, 2018|H-1B, News, News Alert, Policy|

November 2018 Visa Bulletin – No Forward Movement for EB India and Most of EB China

The U.S. State Department has just released the November 2018 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin headline is the lack of [...]

By |2018-10-11T14:47:23-04:00October 11th, 2018|AOS, Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

Visa Bulletin Update: EB-1 India and China Update – Not Good News

Our office has obtained an updated set of expected cutoff date movements over the next several months as we begin the new fiscal year.     Mr. Charles Oppenheim who is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting [...]

By |2018-10-04T11:17:56-04:00October 4th, 2018|Articles, EB-1, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

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