Last week we became members of Global Alliance of Hospitality Attorneys , this will allow us to serve our clients even better and offer solution to the ever changing global workforce that the hospitality industry is facing. Whether transferring employees between international properties or employing management trainees, immigration is an…
As of May 11, 2010, approximately 18,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were filed. Additionally, USCIS has received 7,600 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. Still fewer visas than expected, sign of the times. We expect filings to pick after the May graduations and into the summer. So what is this…
As of April 15, 2010, approximately 13,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has approved 5,800 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. Many immigration lawyers are seeing a sharp decline in the interest in the H1B visa this year by potential employers and workers. Some are saying that…
We are posting the recent list of petitioners who received an approval in FY09 of Form I-129, requesting initial H-1B status for the beneficiary employee. Approximately 3,000 initial H-1B petitions are not accounted for on this list due to missing petitioner tax ID numbers. While the full official final list…
The National Foundation for American Policy released a few interesting facts about H1B visa usage. You will be surprised when you read the following: – Although important for the competitiveness of many U.S. companies, new H-1B visa holders represented only 0.06 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2009,…
H1B filings are looking much better than last year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions subject to the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cap. USCIS will monitor the number of petitions received for both the 65,000 general cap and the 20,000…
This is the latest update as of Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Vermont Service Center, as of close of business on Monday, April 5, 2010, VSC had received a total of 9,525 cap-subject H-1B petitions. Of those petitions, 6,791 were “regular” cap, and 2,734 were advanced degree. All cases received before…
With all the scrutiny around H1B visas these days, clients and lawyers are always seeking alternative visas. There are not many, but we will explore the best options in the next few articles. The Trade NAFTA (TN) category of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) North American Free Trade…
As many readers know, H1B status holders in the US, may apply for visa stamp in Canada. This way avoiding a costly trip the country of origin. Such applicants are called Third Country Nationals. The US Consulate General in Cananda ACCEPTS the following types of NIV applications from Third Country…
Today is the first day that employers may file H1B petitions for FY 2011. We certainly released our cases on time yesterday, and are still open to new cases as long as the H1B cap will remain open. Under current law, an alien can be in H-1B status for a…