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H-1B Cap Count, June 2011
- June 28, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Visas, Immigration, Immigration Law, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
1 CommentAs of June 17, 2011, USCIS had receipted 16,300 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 10,800 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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USCIS Publishes Proposed Rule on H-1B Electronic Registration
- May 30, 2011
- Category: Immigration Law, US Employers
The Federal Register: March 3, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 42) has announced a proposed rule. Under the proposed rule, employers seeking to petition for H-1B workers subject to the statutory cap would register electronically with USCIS. Before the petition filing period begins, USCIS would select the number of registrations predicted to exhaust all available visas.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS—USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions
- May 14, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of May 13, 2011, USCIS had receipted 11,200 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 7,900 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS—USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions
- April 25, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of April 15, 2011, USCIS had receipted 7,100 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 5,100 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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USCIS Publishes Final I-9 Rule
- April 16, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, US Employers
On April 15, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has definitely increased its I-9 audit efforts in recent times. The rule is an important reminder of an employer’s worksite compliance responsibilities. Office or Human Resources Managers can find
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USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses
- March 5, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
The Federal Register: March 3, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 42) has announced a proposed rule. Under the proposed rule, employers seeking to petition for H-1B workers subject to the statutory cap would register electronically with USCIS. Before the petition filing period begins, USCIS would select the number of registrations predicted to exhaust all available visas.
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IN IMMIGRATION REFORM, ARGUING AGAINST WORKPLACE RAIDS
- February 2, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, US Employers
As Los Angeles Times staff writer Brian Bennett reported, the Obama administration has quadrupled the number of employer audits and fined businesses $6.9 million in fiscal 2010, compared with $675,000 in 2008. Deportations are also up, from 369,221 in 2008 to 392,862 in fiscal 2010. More than 195,000 criminals were deported in 2010, a 70%
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Reaches FY 2011 H-1B Cap
- February 2, 2011
- Category: US Employers
USCIS as of January 27, 2011 announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2011. USCIS has notified the public that Jan. 26, 2011, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY2011. **Employers
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions.
- December 29, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of December 17, 2010, approximately 53,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 19,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced U.S. degrees. H-1B petitions are generally (exceptions apply to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations) subject to the 65,000 H-1B numerical limitation (the
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DREAM ACT UPDATE
- December 29, 2010
- Category: Immigration Law, US Employers
After failing to win comprehensive immigration reform during a period when Democrats controlled both the White House and Congress, immigration proponents had been hoping to snag an 11th-hour consolation prize: the DREAM Act. Proponents had not pushed for separate consideration of the DREAM Act in recent years because they feared they would lose their most