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Number of Available H-1B Visas for FY 2011 Dwindling Fast
04 Jan 2011 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B VisasThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, it has issued 55,800 H-1B visas under the Regular Cap. The agency has also issued all 20,000 visas under the Master’s Cap. At this time there are only 9,200 visas available. Therefore, any applications submitted by employers whose beneficiaries hold a Master’s degree or higher [...]
Over 50,000 H-1B Visas Issued, Quota for Masters Cap About to be Reached.
02 Dec 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B Visas, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that as of the agency’s most recent count on November 26, 2010, 50,400 H-1B visas have been issued out of the Congressionally mandated quota of 65,000 visas. Additionally, the agency has already issued 18,400 out of the allotted 20,000 visas under the separate quota for applicants possessing a Masters degree or [...]
Approximately 48,000 H-1B Visa Applications Accepted
17 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B Visas, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that it has accepted 47,800 H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications back on November 12, 2010, the USCIS counted 46,800 applications. Based on the most recent figures, the USCIS’ acceptance rate of H-1B visa applications has remained steady at about 1,000 per [...]
H-1B Visa Acceptance Rate Climbing
12 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B Visas, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that it has accepted 46,800 H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications back on November 3, 2010, the USCIS counted 45,600 applications. Based on the most recent figures, the USCIS’s acceptance rate of H-1B visa applications has been climbing from an average [...]
Over 45,000 H-1B Visa Applications Accepted
03 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B Visas, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that it has accepted 45,600 H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications back on October 28, 2010, the USCIS counted 44,300 applications. With less than 20,000 visas available, the race for petitioners to submit their applications before the quota is reached is intensifying. Related [...]
TPS for Somali Nationals Extended for an Additional 18 Months
02 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, News, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) have been extended for an additional 18 months for eligible Somali nationals from the current expiration date of March 17, 2011, through the new expiration date of Sept. 17, 2012. During the past year, both the Secretaries of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State (DOS) have [...]
Is the DHS’ Workplace Enforcement too Lenient?
01 Nov 2010 / Deportation, Employer Sanctions, Employment Authorization, Immigration Enforcement, NewsThe Orlando Sentinel reported today that critics in the federal government have raised concerns that although the President has heightened immigration enforcement efforts on businesses that are suspected of hiring undocumented immigrants, and despite the fact that the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has already conducted more workplace audits of the I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) forms, critics feel that the government’s enforcement has been has been too lenient [...]
Spike in H-1B Applications
28 Oct 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B Visas, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that it has accepted 44,300 H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications accepted by the USCIS on October 20, 2010, the agency counted 42,800 applications. Between last week and today the USCIS accepted 1,500 applications, a spike from [...]
Two Precedent Decisions Issued by USCIS
21 Oct 2010 / Administrative Appeals, Announcements, Board of Immmigration Appeals, Employment Authorization, Green Cards, Immigration Reform, Naturalization, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) via its Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), issued two (2) precedent decisions yesterday. Those decisions are published by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as part of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Furthermore, those decisions are binding on all USCIS and DOJ personnel for deciding cases. The precedents that were set established rules and reasonings for deciding [...]
Almost 43,000 H-1B Visa Applications Accepted
20 Oct 2010 / Announcements, Employment Authorization, H1-B Visas, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that as of its most recent count, 42,800 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. The USCIS will accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 visas authorized by Congress is reached. When we last reported on the USCIS’ acceptance rate of H-1B visas on October 14, 2010, between then and now, the agency has [...]
