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Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the H-1B Quota
Now that all of the new H-1B visas for the 2010 Fiscal Year have been allocated, What options do Employers who are looking to hire Foreign National Professionals have?
Here are some creative solutions to this problem:
O-1 Visa
UPDATED – FY2010 H-1B CAP REACHED
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has received sufficient H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for FY2010.
New H-1B Petitions filed after December 21, 2009 seeking an employment start date in FY2010 will be rejected by USCIS. Furthermore, the Service will apply a computer-generated random selection process to all petitions that were eligible and received on December 21, 2009.
Stay posted for H-1B filing specials for the FY2011 H-1B CAP!
SPECIAL – Naturalization/Citizenship – Valid Until 12/31/2009
$950 flat fee (no admin fee) for filing Form N-400 + One Hour of Individualized Review
*Additional $750.00 for Attorney to Attend Naturalization Interview
Our normal legal fees are $1000 + $150(admin fee) per application
LATEST UPDATE: H-1B FY2010 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 December 15, 2009, 64,200 H-1B cap subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS.
USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on December 16, 2009 with processing dates as of October 31, 2009.
If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
SPECIAL – EAD and Advance Parole Renewal – Valid until 12/31/2009
$450 flat fee (no admin fee) for filing both EAD and Advance Parole per applicant
$200 + $50(admin fee) if filing either EAD or Advance Parole separately
Our normal legal fees are $250 + $50(admin fee) per application
UPDATE: H-1B FY2010 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 December 10, 2009, 62,500 H-1B cap subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS.
USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
January 2010 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
The January 2010 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for China and India.
Click here to view the January 2010 Visa Bulletin.
H-1B FY2010 CAP Update
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 December 8, 2009, 61,500 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS.
USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.