April 26, 2016
H-1B Lottery Premium Processing To Begin May 12
The USCIS has announced that on May 12, 2016 it will begin premium processing of H-1B lottery petitions. Regular processing…
April 19, 2016
USDOS Announces May Priority Dates For Filing Permanent Residency Applications
The following priority dates determine whether an applicant may file for permanent residency during the month of May 2016. Category…
April 14, 2016
Lotteries Conducted For More Than 236,000 H-1B Petitions
The USCIS completed on April 9 its lottery to select enough petitions to reach the quota of 20,000 for holders…
April 1, 2016
USCIS Says Employers Should Continue Using Current I-9 Form After March 31, 2016
The USCIS is developing a new I-9 form, but has not finished it. Meanwhile, the current I-9 form shows an…
March 14, 2016
USDOS Announces April Priority Dates For Filing Permanent Residency Applications
The following priority dates determine whether an applicant may file for permanent residency during the month of April 2016. Category…
February 16, 2016
USDOS Announces March Priority Dates For Filing Permanent Residency Applications
The following priority dates determine whether an applicant may file for permanent residency during the month of March 2016. (more…)
February 3, 2016
Federal Court Extends STEM OPT Protection Through May 10, 2016
A federal court has recently extended through May 10 the date upon which the USCIS may provide a new rule…
January 28, 2016
USDOS Announces February Priority Dates
For February, the EB-3 green card category priority date is at June 15, 2004 for India and October 1, 2012 for…
January 25, 2016
H-1B Employers Should Prepare Now For The H-1B Visa Stampede
Companies use the H-1B visa to employ foreign national professionals in engineering, information technology, finance, and other fields requiring a…