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USCIS Completes Return of Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions

USCIS have finished returning unselected H-1B petitions that were not selected in the FY2020 cap lottery. Employers should receive petition packages and fee checks by August 29, 2019. This year, USCIS received 201,011 filings in the week between April 1…

Jenny ZhanAugust 16, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa

USCIS Reverse Decision to Allow Offsite STEM OPT Workplace Placement

In May 2018, USCIS quietly changed the rules for offsite STEM OPT workplace placement on its website that disallowed STEM OPT students from being placed with a third party. For many foreign nationals who travel to the United States to…

Jenny ZhanAugust 20, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa

USCIS Completes Return of Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions

USCIS have finished returning unselected H-1B petitions that were not selected in the FY2019 cap lottery. Employers should receive petition packages and fee checks by August 13, 2018. This year, a total of 190,098 H-1B cap petitions were received, of…

Jenny ZhanAugust 9, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa

USCIS Completes H-1B Cap Subject Petitions Selections

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced on May 15, 2018 that it has completed data entry for all FY 2019 H-1B cap-subject petitions. This year, a total of 190,098 H-1B cap petitions were received, of this,…

Jenny ZhanMay 15, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration Law Changes & New Law

USCIS Tightens Language on Employer-Employee Relationship and Third-Party Placement for STEM OPT Students

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) quietly revised the STEM OPT requirement page, showing only as “last reviewed/updated”, on January 24, 2018. USCIS revised the Optional Practical Training (OPT) temporary employment for F-1 students working in the science,…

Jenny ZhanMay 8, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa

USCIS Released H-1B Numbers

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B application numbers. This year, a total of 190,098 H-1B cap petitions were received, of this, 95,885 were submitted towards the cap exemption of 20,000 for holders…

Jenny ZhanApril 13, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa

USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has completed the two lotteries to choose the H-1B applications that will be processed this fiscal year. In total, USCIS received 190,098 H-1B cap petitions between April 2…

Jenny ZhanApril 12, 2018