News Update: FY 2014 H-1B Cap Reached
FY 2014 Annual H-1B Cap Reached USCIS announced this afternoon that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the H-1B cap for the 2014 fiscal year. The final day for petitions to be accepted was Friday, April 5, 2013 for both the regular cap and the U.S. Master’s cap. All H-1B petitions received after […]
News Update: New I-9 Form. More to Love or More to Do?
New I-9 Form released Did you come to our seminar on March 5, 2013? If so, you may remember me discussing a proposed new I-9 form. Well, the final form has been released, and is now available for use. There is a 60-day grace period, but after May 7, 2013, the prior versions of the […]
News Update: File H-1B Petitions For Fiscal Year 2014 on April 1, 2013
CBP plans to eliminate use of the paper Form I-94… This alert is a reminder that the filing period for H-1B petitions subject to the annual H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2014 begins on Monday, April 1, 2013. As the economy continues to improve, we expect the H-1B cap to be reached quickly, possibly by […]
News Update: Validity of Non-immigrant Visas
Validity of Non-immigrant Visas Recently, the U.S. State Department has changed the period of validity for various nonimmigrant visas when the alien is the citizen of a country that reciprocates and grants extended stays to U.S. citizens. However, it is imperative that the alien and their employer understand that the visa is actually only valid […]
News Upate: Employee Requests Employment Verification for DACA
What to do when an employee requests employment verification for DACA purposes? On August 15, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for individuals who came to the United States as children. DACA recipients are eligible for work authorization and deferred action from removal for […]
Visa Bulletin Update: EB Immigrant Visa Availability
Update: current employment-based immigrant visa availability and prediction for FY-2013 (10/01/2012 — 09/30/2013) Recently we received many inquiries on the availability of employment-based immigrant visa numbers and in response, we felt it would be helpful to provide some additional information on how the visa numbers are allocated as well as an update on the projected […]
News Update: FY 2013 H-1B Cap Reached
FY 2013 H-1B Cap Reached: USCIS announced this afternoon that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the H-1B cap for the 2013 fiscal year. USCIS announced this afternoon that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the H-1B cap for the 2013 fiscal year. The final day for petitions to be accepted […]
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