H-1B Visa Season to Begin for FY 2011
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that on April 1, 2010, applications for H-1B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 will be accepted.  The USCIS will consider a case as accepted only when the USCIS’ mail room takes possession of a properly filed petition with the correct filing fee.
The numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for FY 2011 remains [...]
USCIS Using More Resources to Combat Immigration Fraud
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services  (USCIS) has increased its resources and reorganized anti fraud operations to include an Office of Fraud Detection and National Security in light of the passage of the H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004, to identify and investigate false claims in connection with green card applications based on marriage, H-1B and L-1 work visas, [...]
USCIS Issues Additional Guidance for TARP Funding Recipients
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported last week that it has issued additional guidance for businesses who received funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in connection with their application to petition potential employees for an H-1B visa.
Recipients of TARP funding are automatically deemed an H-1B dependent employer.  As such, those businesses are required [...]
H-1B Visa Cap Has Been Reached
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B visa applications to reach the Congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.
The USCIS has determined that December 21, 2009 was the final receipt date for new H-1B visa applications filed by employers requesting a start date in FY 2010.
The final receipt date is the date that the [...]
H-1B Visas Still Available, But Starting to Run Low
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services  (USCIS) reported today that as of November 6, 2009, about 54,700 H-1B applications subject to the annual quota of 65,000 have been submitted.
The USCIS has already enough H-1B applications under the advanced degree cap of 20,000 visas for foreign nationals who have Masters or Ph.D. degrees.
All other H-1B applications submitted including applications where foreign nationals have advanced degrees will now count toward the general H-1B cap of 65,000.Â
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