By Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Alex Kim On December 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would impose an internet-based registration requirement for cap subject H-1B petitions. A. DHS is Proposing Amendments to Introduce an Electronic Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitions and to Change the Order […]
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Dec 17 2018
Department of State released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designatedthe Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for January 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories […]
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Nov 28 2018
Department of State released the December 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for December 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Apr 06 2018
On April 6, 2018, 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 2019 Fiscal Year. After completion of the H-1B lottery selection process, USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings. USCIS will continue […]
Read MoreUSCIS announced its decision to temporarily suspend premium processing for all Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap petitions, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, starting April 2, 2018. This suspension is expected to last until Sept. 10, 2018. However, during this time, USCIS will continue to accept premium […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing on October 3rd, 2017, for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. H-1B visas provide skilled workers for a wide range of specialty occupations, including information technology, engineering, and mathematics. When a petitioner requests the […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap starting September 18th, 2017. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set aside to hire workers with a U.S. master’s degree or higher educational degree. When USCIS […]
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Apr 17 2017
On 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 […]
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