A great update from AILA, the pace of filing cap-subject petitions increases as USCIS closes in on reaching the H1B cap. The week of May 7, it was receiving an average of 840 per day . The next week it was 1060, the next week 1280, and the week of…
So the race is on, only a few days left for the H1B cap to be reached. USCIS has received approximately 55,600 H-1B petitions subject to regular-cap (for bachelor’s degree holders) and 18,700 H-1B petitions subject to master-cap (for U.S. advanced degree holders). Therefore, there are about 9,400 spots available…
According to Michael Barone’s Examiner column today about immigration brings to mind interesting points. Michael concludes: My prediction is that we won’t ever again see the heavy Latin immigration we saw between 1983 and 2007, which averaged 300,000 legal immigrants and perhaps as many illegals annually. Mexican and other Latin…
The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Tuscany Hotel and Casino LLC in Las Vegas, alleging that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in the employment eligibility verification and re-verification process. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires employers to treat all…
Still time to apply for H1B Visas, but numbers are running fast. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, as of May 18, 2012, it has received approximately 48,400 H-1B petitions counting towards the congressionally-mandated 65,000 limit. USCIS also confirmed that it has received approximately 17,500 H-1B petitions for…
Labor shortages have been a significant challenge to U.S. agriculture for as long as I can remember. On rice farms in Texas to corn fields in Nebraska, it seems as though farmers are always running short of farmhands when it comes time to harvest. But now, unlike the simpler days…
Since the passage of the E2 Investor Visa Bill by the house in March, many Israelis have been calling my office asking when can they finally move here and start the business of their dreams. Well,the Senate passed the bill by unanimous voice vote last week. It had been unanimously…
With the upcoming Provisional Waiver changes, as well as the, June 4, 2012 change to allow mail requests to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility directly to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Lockbox facility, we have to remember that Waivers are complicated and frustrating to handle. But his article,…
Some great news to report for our readers. As you may know the processing of I-601 and I-212 waivers may take a very long time, often resulting is the separation of families. If you are not familiar with Waivers, some foreign nationals may be deemed inadmissible under INA 212(a), which…
The United States faces intense competition from foreign countries, especially China, who seek to persuade highly skilled citizens who have settled in our country to return home to start businesses there, according to a report released Tuesday by an immigration group led by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York.…