by admin | Feb 26, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
The following is a summary of a notice diffused by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services on February 24, 2015. Effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent...
by admin | Feb 15, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
There are only eight (8) weeks before the start of the FY 2016 H-1B Cap filing season and to ensure timely filing, it is recommended that employers start submitting LCAs and gathering the necessary documents. Last year, the United States Citizen and Immigration...
by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
Dependents of H-1B visa holders (individuals working in a specialty occupation) are currently eligible for H-4 status, but unable to obtain work authorization from USCIS. However, USCIS is currently completing work to finalize a new regulation that would allow H-4...
by admin | May 2, 2014 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
As predicted, more than half of the H-1B petitions filed during the first week of April 2014 will be returned without ever being reviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). On April 7, 2014, USCIS announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2015 H-1B cap...
by admin | Apr 8, 2014 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
Please be advised that there are travel restrictions while your H-1B petition is pending (and until approval period start date of Oct. 1, 2014). This is because immigration law is overseen by multiple government agencies with overlapping jurisdictions. Therefore,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2014 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
皆さんの多くがご存知でしょうが、2014年度（2013年10月1日～2014年9月30日）の新規H-1Bビザ申請は受付開始日の2013年4月1日から5日間で申請数が新規H-1B年間発給上限数に到達したことから正式に申請書類を受け付けるランダム抽選が実施されました（実際、移民局は、この5日間を初日受付期間と設定し、この期間に申請された書類はすべて抽選の対象となりました）。次回は2014年4月1日から申請受け付けが開始される2015年度（2014年10月1日～2015年9月30日）で、今年も早々の受け付け締め切りが予想されています。そこで...
