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,…
May 12, 2015
H-1B Lottery Update
The USCIS has completed its data entry for all H-1B cases selected in the recent H-1B lotteries and case processing…
April 14, 2015
H-1B Cap Reached and Lotteries Underway
The USCIS reports that it received 233,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period that began on April 1. All of…
April 1, 2015
H-1B Cap Petition Filing Season Opens
The USCIS has begun accepting H-1B “cap” (quota) petitions today for employment beginning on or after October 1, 2016. More…