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Preparing H-1B Petitions With Multiple Worksites

H-1B news. April 1, is just around the corner. The so-called “H-1B season” is upon us with preparations in high gear for early filings. While I won’t give predictions or insight into how long this quota will last, the important thing is to prepare your case well and do it…

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H-4 Work Authorization and Other Reforms to Attract and Retain Highly Skilled Workers

Last week, Department of Homeland Security announced several proposed reforms to “attract and retain highly skilled workers.” These reforms include employment authorization of certain H-4 spouses and other concrete incentives. DHS released a press release describing these administrative reforms, which would impact the benefits and the adjudications process in several…

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Employment Based Visa Numbers the Outlook for Fiscal Year 2012

Fiscal year 2012 began on October 1, 2011 and as expected, we saw some movement in the visa bulletin. Here is a brief summary of what the US Visa Office reports seeing in terms of usage in the first 3 months of the FY 2012. Employment-based usage has been quite…

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Proposed Change May Allow Immigration Waiver for Undocumented

The Obama Administration has proposed a change in immigration regulations which would potentially change the lives of undocumented immigrants in the USA. Maybe the most common problem we see as immigration lawyers is the person who entered the USA with no documentation, or who had a visa but overstayed —…

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H-1B Quota Update: No Lottery This Year

Today, the USCIS Service Center Operations released a statement that all properly filed H-1Bs applications received on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 will be accepted under the FY 2012 H-1B cap. USCIS SCOPS also confirmed that there will be no lottery for petitions properly filed and received on November 22. Those…

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H-1B Quota Filling Fast – Only 15,800 Remain

USCIS has released updated H-1B quota numbers as of October 28, 2011: 49,200 petitions have been receipted out of the 65,000 petitions allotted for the regular cap The advanced degree cap has been met. Those seeking to file during this last phase of the H-1B season should move quickly. Call…

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H-1B Quota October 21, 2011 – Advanced Degree Cap Filled

The last update from USCIS announced that the US advanced degree cap for H-1Bs has been filled. The regular H-1B quota has accepted 46,200 petitions leaving 18,800 slots available for new H-1B cases to be filed. We can expect this last batch of H-1B slots to fill up quicker since…

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