USCIS recently announced that the agency received enough H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known
Continue Reading H-1B Lottery for FY 2025 CompleteAlert – Second Lottery on FY 2025 Regular Cap H-1Bs
On July 30th, USCIS determined that not enough H-1B petition filings in the regular cap were submitted during the initial filing period from April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024.
Continue Reading Alert – Second Lottery on FY 2025 Regular Cap H-1BsStateside Pilot Program Will Issue H-1B Visa Stamps From Within the U.S.
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will begin accepting online H-1B visa stamp applications at this web address for a limited number of qualifying applicants to
Continue Reading Stateside Pilot Program Will Issue H-1B Visa Stamps From Within the U.S.UPDATE: Stateside H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Program Coming Soon
This post provides an update on the prospective resumption of stateside processing of H-1B visa renewal applications.
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Second H-1B Lottery selection round is now complete
Yesterday afternoon USCIS announced that the second round of the H-1B cap-subject lottery just recently announced is now complete.
All prospective petitioners from this round of selection have been notified
Continue Reading Second H-1B Lottery selection round is now completeAlert – Second Lottery on FY 2024 Cap H-1Bs
In an announcement on July 27th, USCIS determined that not enough H-1B petition filings were submitted during the initial filing period from April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. USCIS
Continue Reading Alert – Second Lottery on FY 2024 Cap H-1BsAlert – USCIS Announces FY2024 H-1B Registration Numbers
Today, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the number of FY2024 Cap H-1B Registrations received, with approximately 781,000 total. Of those registrations, 758,994 were found to be eligible
Continue Reading Alert – USCIS Announces FY2024 H-1B Registration NumbersAnother USCIS Bandage – EAD Renewals
Yesterday marked another occurrence of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) placing a bandage on processing backlogs with the announcement of a temporary rule that increases the automatic extension period
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Temporary Waiver of Civil Surgeon 60-day Signature Rule
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, within a
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USCIS Terminates I-944 Form
USCIS recently announced that the Form I-944, Declaration of Self-Sufficiency and any information and documentation required as part of the form are no longer required in response to a recent
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