• H-1B Cap Count as of July 1, 2011

    • July 7, 2011
    • Category: H-1B Visas, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law, Immigration Lawyer
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    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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  • America’s visa restrictions lead to reverse brain drain

    • March 4, 2011
    • Category: Entrepreneur, Immigration, Non immigrant visa
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    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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  • President Obama’s latest statement on immigration at his State of the Union address on January 27, 2010

    • January 28, 2010
    • Category: Immigration
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    President Obama said the following on January 27, 2010: “And we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system – to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nations. In the end, it is our ideals, our

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  • IMMIGRATION UPDATE

    • November 30, 2009
    • Category: Enforcement, Immigration
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    WASHINGTON-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton today announced on November 19, 2009 the issuance of Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 1,000 employers across the country associated with critical infrastructure-alerting business owners that ICE will audit their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws. COMMENTARY If you are an

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  • IMMIGRATION UPDATE

    • September 28, 2009
    • Category: Immigration
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    Here are the most recent developments in U.S. Immigration: 1. USCIS Web Site Redesign 2. Immigration Officials Consider Fee Increases 3. No New Efforts from the White House 1. USCIS Web Site Redesign: USCIS has redesigned its website. In addition to its bilingual features it appears to be more customer service friendly. An applicant or

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  • Empty Tank for U.S. Immigration Reform?

    • July 29, 2009
    • Category: Immigration
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    Washington, D.C. On June 25, 2009 the President, Vice President, and key cabinet members met with a bipartisan group of Senate and House leaders representing the spectrum of opinion on immigration. Since this time, we have had very little input on this issue from The White House. The official White House web site for immigration

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