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H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of May 24, 2013
- June 1, 2013
- Category: H-2B Cap
No CommentsU.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 halves of FY 2013.
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Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for July 2013
- June 1, 2013
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
For July, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
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CEA Hangout Supporting the March for Innovation–Immigration Reform!
- May 24, 2013
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas, Start Up Visa Act, Startup Visa
I recently participated in a Consumer Electronics Association sponsored Hangout Supporting the March for Innovation.Ā Here is the video from the discussion with various immigration reform proponents from around the country:
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Possible H-1B Filing Mechanics Under The Gang of Eight’s New Immigration Reform Bill (S. 744)
- May 20, 2013
- Category: H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
S. 744, theĀ Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, will definitely change the way Employers file H-1B Petitions on behalf of prospective employees.Ā What would an H-1B filing look like if such a law passes?
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H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of April 26, 2013
- May 9, 2013
- Category: H-2B Cap
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 halves of FY 2013.
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Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for June 2013
- April 27, 2013
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
For June, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
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Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for May 2013
- April 27, 2013
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
For May, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
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H-1B Cap Lottery: What are the odds of being selected?
- April 12, 2013
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
The H-1B visa system is unsustainable under the present system and is in serious need of reform.Ā In the first five days of the filing period last week(April 1-5), USICS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption.
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H-1B Visas: A Program in Serious Need of Immigration Reform
- April 1, 2013
- Category: H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
I filed an H-1B petition on Friday for an April 1, 2013 delivery.Ā The case looks great and I do expect an approval.Ā What bothers me, however, is the sheer lunacy of the H-1B visa process right now.
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Strategic Immigration Reform: John Manley, Immigration Lawyer
- March 7, 2013
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H-1B Cap Count
The Innovation Movement is a grassroots organization sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Ā We are more than 200,000 Americans who believe innovation & entrepreneurship are key to future U.S. global leadership & economic growth. Ā Here is my video interview: