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H-1B Cap Count as of August 12, 2011
- August 22, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
No CommentsAs of August 12, 2011, USCIS had receipted 25,300 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 14,700 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 the
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Director Mayorkas Blogs About Entrepreneurs and Skilled Workers Fueling the Economy
- August 4, 2011
- Category: Entrepreneur, H-1B Visas, USCIS Director Mayorkas
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas writes a Beacon blog post about encouraging innovative entrepreneurs and high skilled workers to bolster the economy and spur job growth
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H-1B Cap Count as of July 22, 2011
- August 2, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
As of July 22, 2011, USCIS had receipted 21,600 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 13,300 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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Senate Committee Testimony: For every H-1B visa, US technology companies hire 5 workers
- July 29, 2011
- Category: H-1B Visas, Senate Committee, SnapDeal.com
Refuting the allegations of US lawmakers and certain quarters here that H-1B visas take away jobs from Americans, NASDAQ’s chief has claimed that studies show that for every H-1B visa, technology companies increase employment by five workers.
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H-1B CAP COUNT AS OF JULY 15, 2011
- July 22, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
As of July 15, 2011, USCIS had receipted 20,500 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 12,800 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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House Republican Technology Working Group
- July 14, 2011
- Category: H-1B Visas, Immigration Reform, Start Up Visa Act
June 2, 2011 4:57 PM Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Republican Technology Working Group along with Speaker John Boehner and other technology-focused Members of Congress, launched the agenda of the House Republican Technology Working Group for the 112th Congress.
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H-1B Cap Count as of July 1, 2011
- July 7, 2011
- Category: H-1B Visas, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law, Immigration Lawyer
As of July 1, 2011, USCIS had receipted 19,000 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 12,200 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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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
As 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