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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: H-1B VISAS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
- July 1, 2009
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
No CommentsAs of June 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 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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Immigration Changes From The White House
- May 29, 2009
- Category: Immigration, Non immigrant visa
President Obama has indicated a desire to act on comprehensive immigration reform this year, and is expected to address the issue publicly very soon. Two questions arise with regard to a comprehensive immigration reform bill from President Obama: 1. Will the White House propose a path to citizenship for the 12 million undocumented workers in
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H-1B, L-1 Visas In Danger
- May 1, 2009
- Category: Immigration, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
Responding to growing concerns about immigrants displacing U.S. workers, assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, designed to preserve the controversial H-1B program that allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers, but to limit its abuse. The Durbin-Grassley bill would require
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H-1B Visas In Danger?
- April 15, 2009
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced additional requirements for employers, who receive funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program or under section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (covered funding), before they may hire a foreign national to work in the H-1B specialty occupation category. The new “Employ American Workers Act,”