The H1B madness is almost behind us, yet potential workers and employers alike are still curious and interested in this visa. They often want to know when will they be able to apply again and what is this visa all about. The H1B status is for foreign workers who will…
Some good news for Canadians and Mexican nationals seeking to live and work in the US. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has cleared a proposed DHS rule to allow TN visa holders to stay in the US for three (3)years instead of the current one (1) year limit.…
Recently the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the H-2B seasonal worker visa program. As I have previously reported, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 (SOS Act) created a cap exemption for “returning…
Good news for the aspiring self employed H1B workers. An AAO non-precedent decision finds that a corporation has a separate legal identity from its owner, even if it is owned and operated by a single person. Also finds that the proffered position is a specialty occupation, despite the fact that…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today conducted the computer-generated random selection processes on H-1B petitions, to select which H- 1B petitions for fiscal year 2009 (FY 2009) would continue to full adjudication. If approved these H-1B petitions will be eligible to receive an H-1B visa number. USCIS conducted two…
Well the numbers are out, I lost my bet. I predicted 200,000 visa applications to be received. The actual numbers are lower. This reflects the low confidence employers put in this system. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a preliminary number of nearly 163,000 H-1B petitions received during…
Talk about H1B filing nightmare. American Immigration Lawyers Association has received reports that Federal Express forwarded a number of H-1B packages to the service centers without entering the individual package into the tracking system. AILA and USCIS are discussing how to handle the situation, and USCIS is talking to Federal…
Our Blog is being read by thousands of Media outlets across the Globe. I was happy to be quoted by ComputerWorld about the recent H1B filing madness. For 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld’s award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com),…
Yes, the big day has arrived, March 31, 2008!!! We are very excited (and exhausted), but all our cases are ready to go via FEDEX to the Vermont or Califronia Service Centers dpending on the locations of the employers. We carefully marked all the envelopes with bright markers to indicate…
Yes the pressure is on and we are less than 7 days before the H1B filing date. Our office is open longer hours and dedicated staff members are trying to put together the cases in the most perfect order, according to the tips issued by USCIS The goal is to…