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DOL H-1B Statistics for FY2016 Fourth Quarter
November 16th, 2016
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) in the Department of Labor (DOL) released H-1B statistics from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. Similarly, statistics from other quarters and fiscal years are available on the website. For furth…
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Employers Can Use Current I-9 Through January 21
November 14th, 2016
What does this mean for employers? Employers may continue to use the current I-9 form through January 21, 2017. As of January 22, 2017, the new form must be used. Then, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to publish the new I-…
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Launch of Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)
November 7th, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced the launch of the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) website for early enrollments. Beginning November 29, 2016, all individuals with a People’s Republic of China issued passport bea…
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USCIS Released Updated Processing Times
November 2nd, 2016
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) released updated processing time reports on October 18, 2016. The updated processing time reports include processing dates as of August 31, 2016. Processing times are included for the Califor…
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First-time Third-country H-1B Applicants May Now Apply in Vancouver
October 25th, 2016
The Department of State and The U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver, Canada has confirmed that it will now accept applications filed by third-country foreign nationals apply for their first H-1B visa. This applies even if the application is based on…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Completes the H-1B Cap Lottery for FY2017
April 12th, 2016
As reported by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, on 4/9/16 to select enough petitions to meet the FY2017 H-1B cap. USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions dur…
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