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New Regulation Imposes Stricter Reporting Requirements for Employers of Foreign Students
June 22nd, 2016
8 CFR 214 & 8 CFR 274, also referred to as “The STEM OPT Rule”, recently went into effect on May 10, 2016 impacting foreign university students seeking an extension of post graduate training. Foreign students participate in Optional Practical…
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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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Categories: H-1B
U.S. Department of State Releases the April 2016 Visa Bulletin
March 15th, 2016
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the April 2016 Visa Bulletin. This is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the 2016 fiscal year (FY2016). View the April 2016 Visa Bulletin with immigrant numbers for April 2016.
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Categories: Visa Bulletin
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Inventory Statistics
February 1st, 2016
USCIS provides I-485 employment-based (EB) inventory statistics updated on 1/12/16, including a chart with EB I-485 inventory pending at service centers and field offices, as well as charts broken down by individuals born in “all other chargeabilit…
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