Department of State released the July 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within U.S. for July 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the June 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within U.S. for June 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read MoreUSCIS announced on April 7, 2017, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. USCIS received 199,000 H-1B petitions during […]
Read MoreOn April 7th, 2017, USCIS announced that it has reached the 65,000 H-1B visa Regular Cap and the 20,000 visa H-1B Masters Cap for the 2018 Fiscal Year. USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings.USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the May 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for May 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the April 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within U.S. for April 2017. Please visit the USCIS website for more details. Below […]
Read MoreUSCIS announced its decision to temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions, starting April 3, 2017. This suspension may last up to 6 months. While H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker which requests […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the March 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within U.S. for March 2017. Please visit the USCIS website for more details. Below are some key […]
Read MoreOn Jan. 17, 2017, a new USCIS rule (Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers) went into effect. The new rule automatically extends the validity periods of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766) for up to 180 days if the employee: Timely filed to renew Form I-776, […]
Read MoreWe will be moving to a larger office (Suite 328) on Friday, February 3, 2017. Due to growing demand for our service, we have decided to move our office to a larger space in the same building. Our new office will be located at Suite 328 in the same building (800 S. Barranca Ave., Covina […]
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