As anxiously awaited, USCIS has announced the initial FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Employer Electronic Registration will open on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time and continue
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USCIS to Delay Effective Date of H-1B Selection Process Changes
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
USCIS just announced that it will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register to delay implementation of changes to the H-1B Selection Final Rule until December 31, 2021. …
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Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions Further Expanded, Effective Immediately
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today, September 18, 2017, that it will again expand its resumption of premium processing for additional types of H-1B petitions.
Effective immediately,…
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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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FY 2017 H-1B Cap: What are the Odds?
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
For FY 2017, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received approximately 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions—which is more than last year by about 3,000 petitions. Because the number of available…
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FY 2017 H-1B Cap Petitions: What to Expect
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
As you likely know, April 1st was the first day when cap-subject H-1B petitions could be accepted for Fiscal Year 2017. Now that the filings have started, here is…
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FY 2016 H-1B Cap: Remaining Unselected Petitions Processed for Return to Petitioners
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
H-1B petitioners and beneficiaries alike should soon have “closure” regarding the FY 2016 H-1B cap season.
A cap-subject H-1B petitioner (and beneficiary) may have held a glimmer of hope if …
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Update: H-1B Premium Processing Suspension
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated its May 19, 2015 alert announcing temporary suspension of premium processing for certain H-1B petitions. http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-temporarily-suspends-premium-processing-extension-stay-h-1b-petitions
Here are the highlights:
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FY2016 H-1B Cap: USCIS Issues Helpful Information
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
You’ve likely been flooded with information regarding H-1B season from multiple sources. Yesterday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued its own information(http://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-will-accept-h-1b-petitions-fiscal-year-2016-beginning-april-1-2015) regarding Fiscal Year 2016…
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FY 2015 H-1B Cap Season…What Happens Now?
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Your H-1B petition is now in the hands of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). We have confirmation that your petition was delivered and you breathe a sigh of…
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