The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 22, 2010, 16,025 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 22, 2010,…
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LATEST UPDATE – H-1B FY2011 CAP COUNT
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 15, 2010, 13,600 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 15, 2010,…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on April 15, 2010 with processing dates as of February 28, 2010. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released on April 15, 2010 with processing dates as of April 1, 2010. If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The current processing time for…
H-1B FY2011 CAP COUNT
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 8, 2010, 13,500 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 8, 2010,…
UPDATE on the Federalized Process for Obtaining PWD Requests
Effective January 21, 2010, the Department of Labor’s iCERT online system was updated to allow the submission of electronic prevailing wage determination requests. This electronic process was intended to allow Employers and/or their Designated Representatives to submit and obtain prevailing wage determinations (PWD) for use in the H-1B, H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore),…
USCIS Issues Information Collection for Form I- 824, Application for Action on an Approved Application
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application until May 24, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-824. This form has multiple purposes: to request a duplicate approval notice, to…
USCIS Issues Information Collection for Form I- 102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I- 102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document until May 24, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-102. The purpose of this form is for a nonimmigrant to apply for…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on March 12, 2010 with processing dates as of January 31, 2010. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
H-1B Visa Season Quickly Approaching – Get Your H-1B Cases Ready Now To File On April 1 for October 1, 2010 Start Date
H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions should be filed on April 1, 2010 for Fiscal Year 2011, which begins on October 1, 2010 and ends September 30, 2011. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B visa petitions for professionals that count against the FY2010 cap on April…