by admin | Apr 23, 2018 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas, Uncategorized
Ever since the new administration came to office, a higher level of scrutiny has been applied to H-1B visas by USCIS through increasingly frequent Request For Evidence (RFE) and close scrutiny over wage level 1 positions. On April 11, USCIS conducted two lotteries for...
by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | H-1B, Uncategorized
USCIS has reached the H-1B Cap for the Fiscal Year of 2019. This year, 190,098 H-1B petitions were filed – an approximate 4.5% decrease from last year’s 199,000 filings and still significantly fewer than the record 236,000 H-1B petitions that were filed in 2016. In...
by admin | Apr 1, 2018 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its April 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there was a retrogression for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India. There continues to be a steady advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 for China and India and for...
by admin | Mar 1, 2018 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its March 2018 Visa Bulletin. There continues to be a steady advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 for China and India and for the priority dates for EB-3 for China, India, and the Philippines. EB-1-Worldwide: Priority...
by admin | Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
On February 22nd, the USCIS issued a new policy memo on 3rd party placement. The new guidelines have immediate effect and will apply to this year’s H-1B cap petitions as well as H-1B extension requests. Generally speaking, petitioners planning third-party placements...
