USCIS announced that starting on June 10, 2019, it will accept premium processing requests for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B Cap cases. Premium processing costs $1410 and guarantees that USCIS will take…
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Starting on August 5, 2019, USCIS will reject any Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker that do not include the Petitioner or Applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address…
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The Department of Homeland Security have submitted a proposal to charge an unknown amount of fee for companies registering foreign nationals for the upcoming H-1B cap online registration system. Starting…
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We just received an H-1B approval from USCIS for a cap-subject H-1B. The applicant is a Nanotechnology Engineer and has a Master's Degree from a U.S. University. The employer is…
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Many employment based green card applications are processed while an applicant is on an H-1B visa. This usually involves filing an I-140 petition along with an I-485 petition. You can…
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USCIS has announced on May 17, 2019 that is has completed all data entry for fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject lottery selection. USCIS has also announced that this year, they…
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USCIS has received sufficient number of petitions for the congressionally-mandated 20,000 H-1B master cap for FY 2020. The 65,000 regular cap was reached last week. USCIS has also announced that…
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USCIS has received sufficient number of petitions for the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for FY 2020. USCIS will now determine whether it has received sufficient number of petitions…
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USCIS will unveil a new website on April 1, 2019 that will expand on the amount of H-1B petitioner data available to the public. The new website will reportedly allow…
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that premium processing will be offered in a two phased procedure during the upcoming Fiscal Year 2020 cap season starting on…
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Starting today, USCIS will resume premium processing services for all new and pending H-1B petitions. Premium Processing for H-1B Cap applications resumed on January 28, 2019. Premium processing was suspended…
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New Form I-539 for Change of Status Now in Effect. Biometrics Appointments Mandatory for Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants As previously reported, the new Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status is…
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Scott Legal just had an H-1B approval for a Senior Data Analyst. The applicant will now be applying for a green card and going through the PERM process. H-1B visas…
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Last week, USCIS published data showing increases in the number of Request for Evidence (RFE) and denials issued for H-1B Visa applications. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that…
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The Department of Homeland Security has submitted a proposal to rescind the H-4 spousal work authorization regulation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The rule was…
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On March 11, USCIS will introduce a new Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. This revised version of the form will be implemented immediately upon release and no older…
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H-1B cap season for fiscal year 2020 will begin on April 1, 2019. Employers should start preparing for cap petitions now as applications not received within the first five business…
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Starting on March 1, 2019, H visa and L visa interviews in Mainland China will only be conducted at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, and…
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The Department of Homeland Security has announced in an advanced copy of the new H-1B regulation that the cap registration system will be postponed until the next filing period in…
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USCIS has announced that it will resume premium processing on January 28, 2019 for all pending FY 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption (the…
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USCIS has sent the final version of the new H-1B cap registration rule to the Office of Management and Budget, moving the proposal closer to completion. The OMB has up…
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We just received an H-1B approval from U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for a cap-subject H-1B. The H-1B was approved after a Request for Evidence questioning if the position was…
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On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved a USCIS proposal altering the H-1B Cap procedure, the new proposal is expected to be published for public comment in…
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In the coming days, a revised Labor Condition Application (LCA) will be published in the Federal Register that will require employers to name the end-client or vendor for H-1B, H-1B1,…
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We just had an H-1B employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai for an Accountant. The applicant has a Master's degree from a U.S. University and was granted the…
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