H-2B Cap Count as of May 11, 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second half of FY 2012.

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H-1B Cap Count as of May 11, 2012

Posted on May 15, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

Here is the Current FY-2013 H-1B Cap Count:

Cap Type  Cap Amount  Cap Eligible Petitions   Date of Last Count
H-1B Regular Cap  65,000  36,700 05/11/2012
H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption  20,000 14,800 05/11/2012

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Will We Have a Version of the DREAM Act This Year?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

Will we have a version of the DREAM Act this year?  I would say yes.  And here is why:

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H-2B Cap Count as of May 4, 2012

Posted on May 9, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second half of FY 2012.

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New EB-5 Regional Centers

Posted on May 7, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

The USCIS list of Regional Centers was updated in early May 2012 with four new Regional Centers:

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H-1B Cap as of April 27, 2012: About half the Cap Numbers are Gone

Posted on May 4, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

Here is the Current FY-2013 H-1B Cap Count:

Cap Type  Cap Amount  Cap Eligible Petitions   Date of Last Count
H-1B Regular Cap  65,000  29,200 04/27/2012
H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption  20,000 12,300 04/27/2012

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Arizona v. United States: Audio Files

Posted on May 1, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

Here is audio from the recently argued Arizona v. United States:

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H-1B Cap Count as of April 20, 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

Here is the Current FY-2013 H-1B Cap Count:

FY 2013 H-1B Cap Count 

Cap Type  Cap Amount  Cap Eligible Petitions   Date of Last Count
H-1B Regular Cap  65,000  25,000 04/20/2012
H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption  20,000 10,900 04/20/2012

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State Department Reaches Annual Limit in EB-2 Category for Mainland China & India

Posted on April 26, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

The U.S. State Department has reached its annual (FY-2012) limit in the Employment Based Second (“EB-2″) Category for China-Mainland and India.

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U.S. Squares Off Against Arizona at Supreme Court Over Immigration Law

Posted on April 25, 2012 by John Manley| Leave a comment

 

The Obama Administration squared off against  the State of Arizona at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday April 25, 2012 over Arizona’s disputed immigration enforcement law.

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