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Alert: FY2018 H-1B Cap Reached on April 7th

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that, as of Friday, April 7th, they have received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the annual H-1B cap for the 2018 fiscal year (FY2018).    According to USCIS, they have received more [...]

By |2017-04-11T17:20:44-04:00April 11th, 2017|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

April 2017 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 China Continues to Advance Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-3 China which [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:58-04:00March 9th, 2017|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

Very Short and Busy H-1B Cap Filing Season Expected: April 3rd to April 7th (Five Business Days); H-1B Lottery Likely; Last Call for H-1B

As we are going into the peak of the H-1B cap season, our office receives many inquiries about the duration of the H-1B filing season this [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:58-04:00March 9th, 2017|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing of All H-1B Petitions

USCIS has announced that effective April 3, 2017, they are temporarily suspending premium processing for all H-1B petitions for a period of up to six months.   This surprising announcement comes in light of the anticipated heavy demand and number of [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:58-04:00March 3rd, 2017|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

New Rules Establish Automatic Employment Authorization based on Pending EAD Renewal Application

As part of a set of rule changes, collectively called “Retention of EB–1, EB–2, and EB–3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” (see our full analysis) and effective as of January 17, 2017, USCIS has [...]

By |2022-05-19T10:41:13-04:00February 25th, 2017|Articles, H-4 EAD, I-485, News, News Alert|

USCIS Creates 60-day Grace Period Following Termination of Employment for H-1Bs (and Others)

As part of a set of rule changes, collectively called “Retention of EB–1, EB–2, and EB–3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” (see our full analysis) and effective as of January 17, 2017, USCIS [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:58-04:00February 24th, 2017|Articles, Employees, H-1B, News, News Alert|

March 2017 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Moves Forward; EB-3 China Advances Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant (six months) forward movement [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00February 8th, 2017|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

Executive Order Suspends (at Least Parts of) the Visa Interview Waiver “Dropbox” Program

There has been a tremendous amount of discussion and comment on President Trump's executive order banning certain travelers from the seven countries; however, one provision of the executive order which has a significant impact on many visa holders from all countries is the suspension of the interview waiver program (commonly called "dropbox") which allows visa stamp [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00February 2nd, 2017|Articles, News, News Alert, Travel, Visa Processing|

H-1B Work Visa Cap Season Is Underway – Opens for New Filings on Monday, April 3, 2017

On April 3, 2017 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) 2018.    Our intelligence [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00January 25th, 2017|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

Visa Bulletin Predictions and Updates from Charles Oppenheim (January 13, 2017)

Every day, our office receives numerous inquiries and questions about the anticipated movements in the Visa Bulletin cutoff dates.    So when we have reliable information, we are happy to share with our readers and clients.    Mr. Charles Oppenheim, who is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00January 19th, 2017|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

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