USCIS has updated the H-1B Cap Count recently: H-1B Cap Count Cap Type – H-1B Regular Cap Cap Amount – 65,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 44,300 Date of Last Count – 10/22/2010 Cap Type – H-1B Master’s Exemption Cap Amount – 20,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 16,200 Date of Last…
Our clients, participants of J-1 exchange visitor programs, are often confused as to the nature of this rule and its applicability. Below is a summary on what this rule means and when it applies. Certain J-1 exchange visitors are subject to two-year foreign residence requirement, also known as a “two-year…
Many readers of the Blog and our clients often want to know how can they qualify for the H1B visa even without a degree. Attorney Kate Powell from our office prepared an excellent article on the topic and it is featured below. H-1B is a nonimmigrant work visa category, which…
This is another update on the H2B wage issue. On August 30, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Comitè de Apoyo los Trabajadores Agricolas (CATA) v. Solis, et al., Civil No. 2:09-cv-240-LP, 2010 WL 3431761 (E.D. Pa.) invalidated the Department’s use of skill levels…
As many of our readers know, Chapter 16 of NAFTA (Temporary Entry of Business Persons) provides for the simplified and expeditious temporary entry of businesspersons who are citizens of one country to go into the territory of another. It contains the reciprocal commitments of the United States, Mexico, and Canada…
Many attorneys and clients who filed H1B cases in April 2010 are still waiting for decisions on their cases. This process has become very frustrating for employers waiting for employees to start working, as well other related issues. Why is this happening? We have no clear answer. But the American…
On September 24, 2010 the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law held a hearing titled “Protecting America’s Harvest” at 9:30 a.m. in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Here is what Arturo S. Rodriguez President, United Farm Workers of America had to…
This is an important update from AILA for our readers.The following is guidance regarding I-9 and immigration-related discrimination issues in response to the invalidation of pre-July 1, 2010 Puerto Rico birth certificates. Q: Why is there a new law on Puerto Rico birth certificates? A: The U.S. Department of State’s…
USCIS has recently updated the H-1B Cap Count for FY 2011: Cap Type – H-1B Regular Cap Cap Amount – 65,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 38,300 Date of Last Count – 9/17/2010 Cap Type – H-1B Master’s Exemption Cap Amount – 20,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 14,000 Date of Last…