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Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached
August 25th, 2022
USCIS recently announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B Cap – the congressionally-mandated quota of 65,000 regular H-1B visas and 20,000 advanced-degree H-1B visas – has been reached. USCIS has updated all non-selected registrants…
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Proposed H-1B Registration Fee Regulation Pending Review at OMB
June 26th, 2019
On May 22, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its Spring 2019 Fall Unified Agenda of Regulatory and De-regulatory Actions. This list is a public overview of anticipated federal regulatory actions. It is important to note that t…
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USCIS Announces Resumption of Premium Processing
March 14th, 2019
On March 12, 2019, USCIS resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions. Due to this resumption, clients that received RFEs (Requests for Evidence) for pending petitions can now utilize premium processing. RFE responses should include the request…
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President Trump's New Executive Order on H-1B
April 24th, 2017
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order regarding the H-1B program. The Executive Order is titled “Buy American and Hire American.” However, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (AILA Do…
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State Distribution of H-1B Physicians
April 21st, 2017
A study by Peter Kahn and Tova Gardin, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, sought to investigate the H-1B program, specifically in regards to physicians. According to 2016 data by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Forei…
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H-1B Cap Random Selection for FY2018
April 20th, 2017
According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), USCIS received approximately 199,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period for fiscal year 2018. The filing period began on April 3, 2017, and on April 7, 2017, USCIS announced that…
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May 2017 Visa Bulletin Published
April 18th, 2017
The May 2017 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the May Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are current pr…
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FY2018 H-1B Cap Reached
April 11th, 2017
USCIS Reached the H-1B Visa Cap for FY2018 As of April 7, 2017, USCIS reached the 65,000 visa H-1B cap mandated by Congress for FY2018. USCIS also received enough H-1B petitions to meet the master’s cap visa exemption of 20,000. All unselected…
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USCIS Increasing Measures to Detect H-1B Abuse
April 10th, 2017
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently several measures to help recognize and prevent H-1B fraud and abuse. The H-1B Visa and Abuse This visa program’s purpose is to help companies in the U.S. recruit highly-skille…
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H-1B Cap Season Coming Soon
March 29th, 2017
The H-1B Cap Season for this year will be opening on April 3, 2017. It will remain open for 5 days thereafter. This excludes non-profit institutions for research, institutions of higher education, and those seeking extension of H-1B status. Who can a…
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