On October 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting premium processing requests for all categories of H-1B petitions. In March 2017, USCIS
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Cap Subject H-1B Visa
No PP for H-1B Cap Petitions: USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for ALL H-1B Petitions
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On March 3, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions starting on April 3, 2017 until further notice.
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FY2017 H-1B Cap: USCIS Temporarily Suspends Use of Pre-Paid Mailers for Certain H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 20, 2016 that that for two weeks after premium processing resumes for H-1B cap-subject petitions (scheduled to start on May 12,…
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USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2017
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On April 7, 2016, USCIS announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received…
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The visa gold rush is on: Pittsburgh companies can’t get enough skilled workers because of our crazy work-visa system
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America’s traditional view on immigration has been: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” As we head into the fall presidential elections, we’re now…
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