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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- June 25, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
No CommentsUSCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of June 18, 2010, approximately 22,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 9,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- May 26, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of May 21, 2010, approximately 19,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 8,200 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS -USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- April 26, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as of April 15, 2010 announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions subject to the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cap. USCIS will monitor the number of petitions received for both the 65,000 general cap and the 20,000 U.S. masterās degree or higher educational exemption. USCIS has received
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Pass The StartUp Visa Act of 2010:
- March 26, 2010
- Category: Entrepreneur, Immigration Law, Non immigrant visa
On 2/24/2010, Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Lugar (R-IN) announced the introduction of legislation aimed at driving job creation and increasing America’s global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs secure visas to the United States. The bill, titled the StartUp Visa Act of 2010, will allow an immigrant entrepreneur to receive a two year visa if they
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End the H-1B Cap
- March 25, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa
The numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2010 was a maximum of 85,000. 85,000 workers is a very small percentage of our economy. Workers with specialized knowledge in their individual fields make important contributions to the American economy. They earn high wages and spend their income on consumer goods, real estate, etcā¦If the
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Employ American Workers Act (EAWA)
- February 25, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
The EAWA was enacted to ensure that companies that receive funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act do not displace U.S. workers. Under this legislation, any company that has received covered funding and seeks to hire new H-1B workers is considered an āH-1B dependent employer.ā An
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: USCIS Reaches FY 2010 H-1B Cap
- December 29, 2009
- Category: General, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of December 21, 2009, USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY2010. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions for new H-1B specialty occupation workers seeking an employment start date
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THE LATEST H-1B NEWS AND AN I-9 DEVELOPMENT
- November 30, 2009
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of November 20, 2009, approximately 56,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has approved sufficient H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010 cap. Any H-1B petitions filed on behalf of an alien with an advanced degree will now count toward the general
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: H-1B VISAS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
- September 28, 2009
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of September 18, 2009, approximately 46,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: H-1B VISAS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
- July 29, 2009
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of July 10, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the