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E-VERIFY NEWSLETTER LAUNCHES
- December 29, 2010
- Category: Enforcement, US Employers
No CommentsE-Verify is an Internet-based system run by the Department of Homeland Security that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. USCIS has released the first issue of “E-Verify Connection,” an e-newsletter that brings updates and information regarding E-Verify. You can access the newsletter here.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- November 24, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of November 19, 2010, approximately 48,977 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 17,836 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced 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 “cap”).
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions.
- October 26, 2010
- Category: US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of October 15, 2010, approximately 42,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 15,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced 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 “cap”).
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- September 24, 2010
- Category: US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of September 17, 2010, approximately 38,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 14,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- August 26, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of August 20, 2010, approximately 33,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 12,600 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions
- July 28, 2010
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions. As of July 23, 2010, approximately 26,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 11,300 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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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
USCIS 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. master’s degree or higher educational exemption. USCIS has received
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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 “H-1B dependent employer.” An