USCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 for all H-1B petitions. Note: This announcement is not specific to the FY 2020 H-1B filing season. A separate announcement will be made regarding H-1B petitions for the FY 2020 H-1B filing season. For those who have received a request for evidence (RFE) […]
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Feb 18 2019
If you had an H-1B petition filed on or before December 21, 2018, premium processing will be available for your H-1B petition. USCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. However, H-1B petitions filed after December 22, 2018 are still […]
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule amending regulations governing the H-1B visa program. The rule will go into effect on April 1, 2019. The new rule introduces two important changes to the H-1B application process. First, the selection order for H-1B regular cap petitions and petitions claiming the advanced degree exemption […]
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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