December 21, 2016
New USCIS Regulations Effective In January
New USCIS Regulations will go into effect on January 17, 2017 both codifying existing guidelines and introducing new rules. The…
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 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…
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 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…
July 14, 2015
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing
The USCIS has resumed premium processing for H-1B extension petitions. Premium processing was suspended on May 19 to allow USCIS to…
June 30, 2015
Most U.S. Consulates Resume Visa Issuance
As of June 25, 2015, most U.S. consulates are back online and are resuming visa issuance operations. (A computer system…
June 17, 2015
Visa Delays Continue Abroad
U.S. consulates worldwide continue to have technical problems preventing visa issuance. The State Department indicates that visa issuance will not…
May 21, 2015
USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for H-1B Extensions
USCIS has announced that they will suspend Premium Processing of H-1B extension petitions from May 26, 2015 to July 27,…