Business Immigration

USCIS receives 236,000 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions for Fiscal Year 2017

Today the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received more than 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions for Fiscal…

9 years ago

USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2017

On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet…

9 years ago

New Regulations Published for J-1 Exchange Teachers

The United States Department of State has issued a final rule change, effective February 29, 2016, which codifies new regulations…

9 years ago

Employers! It’s time to consider H-1B Cap Subject petitions again…

The H-1B nonimmigrant visa is an employer sponsored temporary work visa for foreign national professional workers in specialty occupations in…

9 years ago

The New Visa Bulletin Explained

On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced an important…

9 years ago

USCIS Issues Final Guidance on When to File an Amended or New H-1B Petition after Simeio Decision

By Zuzana Geremes, Paralegal On April 9, 2015, USCIS published a draft guidance based on its Administrative Appeal Office’s precedent…

9 years ago

233,000 H-1B Petitions Filed under Cap for Fiscal Year 2016!

U.S. employers of all sizes use the H-1B visa program to employ foreign workers in professional level occupations that require…

10 years ago

For H-1B Employers, Change of Employee Work Site Location May Require Amended H-1B Petition

On April 9, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued an important decision that will…

10 years ago

H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2016

On April 7, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that the H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2016…

10 years ago

DHS updates guidelines for L-1B specialized knowledge

Over the past decade L-1B specialized knowledge petitions for foreign national employees have slowly become the bane of multinational companies’…

10 years ago

The Often Overlooked Q-1 International Cultural Exchange Visa

In the world of temporary employment visas, the Q-1 Visa is often overlooked as a good solution for businesses in…

10 years ago

Happy H-1B Cap Season!

Happy Cap Season!  That’s right, Happy Cap Season!  For some, these words mean absolutely nothing, but for thousands of employers…

10 years ago