Navigating Complex U.S. Immigration Laws
As anticipated, the number of cap-subject H-1B petitions filed by U.S. employers exceeded the 65,000 general cap and the 20,000 master’s degree exemption for fiscal year 2017 (FY2017).
Yesterday, April…
Continue Reading FY 2017 H-1B Cap Reached on April 7, 2016
Confused as to when you may file an I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status?
Beginning with the October 2015 State Department Visa Bulletin additional information appears pertaining to when an…
Continue Reading Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing and When USCIS will Follow Them
The procedures regarding immigrant visa availability have changed for the benefit of intending US permanent resident (i.e., greencard) applicants. These changes are reflected in the October 2015 Visa Bulletin which…
Continue Reading October 2015 Visa Bulletin Includes New “Dates for Filing of Visa Applications”; Immigrant Visa Availability Procedures Revised to Permit Possible Earlier Filings
Good news. The Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that starting today, July 13, 2015, it will again accept premium processing requests (Form I-907 Requests for Premium Processing Service) for H-1B extension …
Continue Reading Premium Processing Availability Resumes Today for H-1B Extension of Stay Filings
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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Continue Reading Update: H-1B Premium Processing Suspension
Receipt or return. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has indicated that it will now begin returning FY 2016 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not chosen in the FY …
Continue Reading FY 2016 H-1B Cap: Receipt Notices and Returned Petitions
