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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
No CommentsAs 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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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS— April 1, 2011 is the first date to apply for FY 2011 H-1B Visas
- March 30, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa
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 20,000 annual cap exemption. By statute, H-1B visas are subject to an annual numerical limit, or cap, of 65,000 visas each fiscal
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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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America’s visa restrictions lead to reverse brain drain
- March 4, 2011
- Category: Entrepreneur, Immigration, Non immigrant visa
Tom Brokaw submitted an excellent article on this topic March 3 on NBC. For the full report click here. The creator of SnapDeal is an Indian entrepreneur. SnapDeal has created 300 jobs in India — and counting. The founder of this company is Kunar Bahl. “I put my chips in the American basket and said
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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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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
- 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.