H-1B Cap

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

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

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By Zuzana Geremes, Paralegal On April 9, 2015, USCIS published a draft guidance based on its Administrative Appeal Office’s precedent…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

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

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

President Obama Discusses H-1B Program with India’s Prime Minister Modi

Posted by Zuzana Geremes, Paralegal   President Obama concluded his three-day visit to India on January 27, 2015 where he…

10 years ago

U.S. State Department Has Begun Accepting Visa Applications for Beneficiaries of Approved H-1B Petitions with October 1, 2014 Start Date

As of July 3, 2014, Beneficiaries of approved H-1B Petitions authorizing an October 1, 2014 start date may apply for…

10 years ago

H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2015 Has Been Reached

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

11 years ago