Archive for the ‘H-1B Visa’ Category
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 ...
Posted in CNMI, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), DHS, Form I-129, Guam, H-1B, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Memorandum, Non-Immigrant Visas, Numerical Limitation Exemption for Temporary Workers in H Nonimmigrant Classifications Employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Specialty Occupation, Temporary Nonagricultural Workers, USCIS, h-2b | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of Question and Answers regarding the H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions for work performed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The Q&As cover details of H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions contemplated under the Consolidated Natural ...
Posted in CNMI, CNRA, DHS, H-1B Visa, H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions, H-2B Visa, INA, Immigration and Nationality Act, Natural Resources Act of 2008, Non-Immigrant Visas, Northern Mariana Islands, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) for employers seeking to file H-1B petitions. USCIS reminds that an employer, who has repaid their funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, should ...
Posted in DHS, Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement, EAWA, Employ American Workers Act, Federal Reserve Act, Form I-129W, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program, USCIS | No Comments »
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 »
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 ...
Posted in Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers, Compensation Paid to, Educational Levels Attained by, H-1B, H-1B Visa, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Non-Immigrant Visas, Origin and Occupations of, Senate Judiciary Committee, USCIS Report | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Cap Reached, H-1B, H-1B 2010, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in H-1B, H-1B Cap for FY2010, H-1B Update, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Cap-Exempt Petitions, H-1B, H-1B Cap, H-1B Update, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in DOL, Filing Period Extended, H-1B, H-1B Visa, LCA, Non-Immigrant Visas, Petition Without Certified LCAs, Q&As, USCIS, iCERT | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 61,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 04, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...
Posted in December 04, H-1B 2010, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
