O-1 Status is a non-immigrant status category for aliens of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts (including the television and motion picture industry), education, business, or athletics. The O-1 visa is also available to those in motion pictures and television, and related visas are available to those who support the…
Here are the recent updates from USCIS on current H1B Cap Count for FY 2011: Regular Cap Limit: 65,000 Regular Cap Cases Filed: approx. 36,600 Date of Count: 03.Sep.2010 Advanced Degree Cap Limit: 20,000 Advanced Degree Cap Cases Filed: approx. 13,400 Date of Count: 09.Sep.2010 We will keep providing updates…
What a shameful story. DOJ announcement on the indictment of six individuals for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and document servitude. The charges arise from the defendants’ alleged scheme to coerce the labor and services of approximately 400 Thai nationals to work on U.S. farms. The Justice…
We all know by now that Requests for Evidence in O1, H1, L1 and P cases have almost doubled in the past 12 months. It has now become a matter of practice at my firm, to let clients know that a Request for Evidence will most likely happen in their…
USCIS updated its count of FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 8/20/10, approximately 33,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 12,600 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. This is a major jump from the last update of August 13, 2010 where…
In the recent concluded 2010 AILA Annual Meeting, many attorneys shared their experiences which are similar to those experienced by our firm -a surge of H-1B RFEs. The California Service Center (CSC) has been especially tough or “ridiculously tough” in adjudicating H-1B applications, according to some attorneys. However, according to…
According to Public Law 111-230, which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions. The law became effective upon signing and will expire on…
According to KPBS, A bill to strengthen the U.S.-Mexico border could be a mixed blessing for San Diego. That’s because paying for more for border security will require a hike in H1B visas. The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section…
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to steeply hike U.S. visa fees for skilled workers to raise $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Senators passed a similar plan last week. But since the House version passed in a voice vote on Tuesday…
H-1B Cap Count as on August 6, 2010: Cap Type – H-1B Regular Cap Cap Amount – 65,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 28,500 Date of Last Count – 8/6/2010 Cap Type – H-1B Master’s Exemption Cap Amount – 20,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 11,900 Date of Last Count – 8/6/2010