Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a memorandum last week to the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman on Recommendation 43. The recommendation pertains to the temporary acceptance of filed Labor Condition Applications for certain H-1B filings and excuse of late H-1B filings where ...
Posted in Alejandro N. Mayorkas, DHS, DOL, ETA, H-1B Filings, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, Response to CIS Ombudsman's Recommendation 43, Temporary Acceptance of Filed LCAs, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The once sought after H-1B category to seek foreign employees seems to have lost its sheen as its filing limps to reach the statutory limit of 65,000. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updates, as of June 19, 2009, approximately 44, 500 H-1B cap subject petitions have been ...
Posted in H-1B, H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption, H-1B Cap, H-1B Employer Exemption, H-1B Filings, Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2005, U.S. Chile and U.S. Singapore Free Trade Agreement | No Comments »