An additional fee that employers were required to pay for certain H-1B and L-1 visa petitions is no longer required as of Oct. 1, 2015, as Congress allowed the provision requiring the fees to expire. Public Law 111-230 was signed…
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USCIS Notice Benefits Nepalese F-1 Students With Severe Economic Need
A USCIS Notice advises that certain regulations have been suspended for Nepalese F-1 students in the United States who have experienced severe economic need arising out of the devastating earthquake which stuck Nepal on April 25, 2015. Eligible Nepalese F-1…
USCIS to Permit Early Filing of Adjustment Applications
Starting in October, 2015, changes to the Department of State Visa Bulletin will list a date when a visa number becomes available and a date on which an applicant can file for adjustment of status. This is good news for…
USCIS issues final guidance on when to file an amended H-1B petition
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued final guidance regarding when an amended H-1B petition must be filed, after USCIS’ Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued the precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC. Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC concerns…
Employers to file amended LCAs and H-1B petitions if H-1B work locations change
The USCIS Administrative Appellate Office issued a precedent decision holding that an amended H-1B petition is required whenever the work location of an H-1B worker changes. An H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa classification that allows a U.S. employer to…
USCIS Received an Unprecedented Number of H-1B Petitions for FY 2016
On April 13, 2015, USCIS announced that it had received 233,000 H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2016 – the largest ever received in advance of a fiscal year – which reached the statutory cap for both the 65,000 H-1B visa…
USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap on April 7, 2015 for FY2016: Delivery Glitches Frustrate Many Employers
In bad news for U.S. employers seeking needed, high skilled foreign talent, USCIS announced on April 7, 2015 that it had enough H-1B petitions on hand to reach the annual advanced degree cap of 20,000 H-1B visa numbers, and the…
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USCIS Announces a 72 Hour Trial Test of a Web Based Application to Replace a Green Card
Starting on November 12, 2014, USCIS will begin a trial test of expanding its on line electronic immigration system, known as USCIS ELIS, to include an application to replace a Permanent Resident Card commonly known as a green card. During…
USCIS Reports on November 2014 EB-5 Processing Times
In its November 10, 2014 Processing Time Information, USCIS reports processing initial EB-5 investor immigrant petitions within 14.3 months of filing. For EB-5 investors seeking to remove conditions on their residence, USCIS reports a 6.8 months adjudication time frame from…
USCIS H-1B Premium Processing to Begin April 28, 2014
On April 28, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin premium processing for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2015 cap, including H-1B petitions seeking an exemption from the fiscal year cap for individuals who have earned…
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