by admin | Mar 4, 2017 | General News, H-1B, Immigration News
Yesterday, USCIS announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions beginning on April 3, 2017 for as long as six months. Importantly, this suspension will even apply to all FY2018 cap-subject H-1B petitions. This includes NEW...
by admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas
The number of petitions that may be filed for this year’s H-1B 2018 Cap season is anticipated to surpass last year’s 236,000 applications. With the large pool of applicants, it is important to know how to keep yourself ahead of the game—or at least give yourself a...
by admin | Nov 3, 2016 | H-1B
A class action lawsuit led by two former Walt Disney IT department employees against Walt Disney World, HCL America Inc. (HCLA) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) recently was dismissed by the United States District Court in Orlando, Florida. The two former...
by admin | May 13, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
International students who have studied STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects for their bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees from U.S. universities and who are completing their 12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs...
by admin | Apr 7, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
On April 1, 2016, USCIS began accepting H-1B applications for FY2017 (for the fiscal year from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017). USCIS will receive petitions until they determine that they have received more than the maximum allowed under the H-1B cap quota...
by admin | Mar 21, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
On March 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published amended regulations on OPT for International Students with STEM Degrees. The amended regulations will allow F-1 STEM students to be able to extend their OPT for an additional 24 months beyond...
