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The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that as of yesterday’s count, 34,900 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will continue to accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 authorized by Congress is reached.
The application period for FY 2011 H-1B visas began on April 1, 2010.  Based on the USCIS’ [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported that on August 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Southwest Border Security Bill, also known as the Border Bill.
The law contains a provision to raise the filing fees effective immediately for certain H-1B  and L-1 visa applications.
The additional fees of $2,000 for H-1B visa and $2,250 for L-1 visa applications are applicable only to petitioning employers that employ 50 [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported that they have accepted about 13,600 H-1B visa applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 in the 25 days that the application period has been open.
In our last post on April 9, 2010, we reported that the USCIS has accepted about 13,500 applications.  It seems that the number of applications [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that it will continue to accept H-1B visa applications the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cap.
So far, the USCIS received about 13,500 H-1B applications towards the  65,000 quota mandated by Congress. Meaning a little over 1/5 of the quota has already been reached in the nine (9) days the application period has been open.
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We at Pappas & Associates, P.A. remind the public that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will be accepting applications for H-1B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 beginning April 1, 2010.  The visas will become effective October 1, 2010.
For the past 2 years, the number of H-1B visa applications has dwindled in light of the downturn [...]