Archive for the ‘H-1B’ Category

USCIS’ Memo on Numerical Limitation Exemption for H Nonimmigrants in CNMI and Guam

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published a memorandum regarding the numerical limitation exemption for temporary workers in H nonimmigrant classifications employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The memorandum provides guidance for processing and adjudicating Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker filed ...

Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers: USCIS Report

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Complying with the requirement under American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 0f 1998, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have prepared and presented an Annual Report on Characteristics of Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B) for Fiscal Year 2008 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The report covers such as countries of ...

H-1B 2010 Cap Reached

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had announced that it has received sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year 2010. December 21, 2009 was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in ...

H-1B Filing at 64,200 on December 15, 2009

Friday, December 18th, 2009

According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 64,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 15, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...

H-1B Filing Reaches 62,900 on December 11, 2009

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 62,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 11, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...

H-1B Petitions Without Certified LCAs, Filing Period Extended: USCIS’ Q&As

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published Question and Answers regarding the extension of filing period of H-1B petitions without Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) that have been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) until March 9, 2010. This is a temporary measure, USCIS is providing to ...

DOL’s Advance Copy of Notice on PWDs for H-1B, H-1B1, H-1C, H2B, E3 and LC Programs

Friday, December 4th, 2009

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has published an Advance Copy of Notice in the federal register, stating that in accordance with its labor certification regulations, beginning on January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC), ...

H-1B 2010 at 56,900 on November 20, 2009

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approximately 56,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of November 20, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...

H-1B Petitions without Certified LCA Acceptable: USCIS Update

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions filed with uncertified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for a temporary period, commencing on November 5, 2009 and ending on March 4, 2010. As it has been noticed that Department of Labor’s (DOL) new “iCERT” ...

Latest on H-1B

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS’) latest update on H-1B reveals that as of October 30, 2009, approximately 53, 800 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been received. The USCIS has approved sufficient number of H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from the ...