For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exemp...
April 8, 2013U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the ...
April 5, 2013Introduction USCIS, in consultation with DOL, prepared the following frequently asked questions and answers. Questions & Answers Temporary Labor Certifications Q1. When does the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expect me to sign an electronically filed H-2A and H-2B temporary labor c...
April 4, 2013March 31, 2013 H-2B Cap Count As of 3/31/13, USCIS receipted 43,263 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of FY2013. This count includes 43,089 approved and 174 pending beneficiaries. H-2B cap count information for the second half of FY2013 is also available....
April 4, 201304/02/2013 Foreign visitors arriving in the U.S.—only via air or sea—who need to prove their legal-visitor status—to employers, schools/universities or government agencies—will be able to access their U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrival/departure record information online when the agency ...
April 4, 2013To increase efficiency, reduce operating costs and streamline the admission process, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has automated CBP Form I- 94 no longer receive the paper form upon arrival except in limited circumstances. The traveler will be provided with a CBP admission stamp on the...
April 4, 2013As announced by USCIS on April 2, 2013, USCIS has temporarily suspended adjudication of certain Form I-129 H-2B petitions for temporary non-agricultural workers while the government considers appropriate action in response to the Court order entered March 21, 2013 in Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajado...
April 4, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 3, 2013 Washington, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits Randy Johnson issued the following statement expressing support for the new lesser-skilled visa program that has been negotiated by the Senate Gan...
April 4, 2013The filing period for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2014 numerical cap begins on April 1, 2013. USCIS anticipates that it may receive more than 65,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions and more than 20,000 petitions filed on behalf of individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or hi...
March 18, 2013