On April 1, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2017 cap. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in fields such as science, engineering and computer programming. USCIS expects to receive more than […]
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Jan 25 2016
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted DHS’s motion for limited relief from the court’s August 12, 2015 order, and ordered that vacatur of the 17-month STEM OPT extension be further stayed from its original deadline of February 12, 2016 for additional 90 days. The DHS now has until May 10, 2016 […]
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Jan 08 2016
Department of State released the visa bulletin for February 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. I. Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS designated these dates as applicable for adjustment of status (I-485) within U.S. Employment- Based All Chargeability […]
Read MoreThe recent omnibus budget bill made several changes to the immigration law. The EB5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program was extended to September 30, 2016. This was the program’s second extension in 2015. The program was previously due to expire on September 30, 2015, and it was extended until December 11, 2015.Lawmakers proposed several changes, including […]
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Dec 23 2015
Department of State released the visa bulletin for January 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. I. Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS designated these dates as applicable for adjustment of status (I-485) within U.S. Employment- Based All Chargeability […]
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