May 1st, 2012 
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Cap Type
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Cap Amount
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Cap Eligible Petitions
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Date of Last Count
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H-1B Regular Cap
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65,000
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29,200
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04/27/2012
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H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption
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20,000
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12,300
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04/27/2012
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Comments Off March 14th, 2012 Tushar Mathur US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting fiscal year 2013 H-1B visa applications on Monday 2 April 2012 for employment with a start date of 1 October 2012 or later.
Current immigration law allows for a total of 85,000 new H-1B visas to be made available each government fiscal year. This number includes 65,000 new H-1B visas issued for overseas workers in professional or specialty occupation positions, and an additional 20,000 visas available for those with an advanced degree from a US academic institution.
Employers should begin identifying current and future employees who will need H-1B visas to be legally employed in the US.
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1b Visas, 22 November, Academic Institution, Architecture Engineering, Citizenship And Immigration, Citizenship And Immigration Services, Citizenship Services, Degree Holders, Engineering Mathematics, Global Visa Support, Government Fiscal Year, H 1b Visa, Immigration Law, Mathematics Science, Non Immigrant Visa, Occupations, Technical Expertise, USA immigration, USA visas, Visa Applications, Visa Cap, Year 2012, Year 2013 Comments Off August 26th, 2011 Tushar Mathur The U.S. Department of Labor has resumed issuance of Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) after a few weeks of suspension of the service. PWD is required in all PERM foreign labor application cases and is also used in other non-immigrant visa petitions such as H-1Bs and H-2Bs. Recently, the service was suspended by the Labor Department temporarily in order for the agency to meet the requirements of a federal court order to process thousands of H-2B PWDs.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 2b, Department Of Labor, Immigrant Visa Petitions, Issuance, Labor Department, Non Immigrant Visa, Prevailing Wage Determination, Pwd, U S Department, U S Department Of Labor Comments Off August 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur The US government has outlined a series of “policy, operational, and outreach efforts” which it hopes will drive economic growth and stimulate investment by encouraging foreign entrepreneurs to immigrate to the United States.
The new initiatives were announced by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
“The United States has a long, rich history of welcoming innovative entrepreneurs and skilled workers into our country,” Mayorkas said on his blog.
“These men and women fuel our nation’s economy by creating jobs, and promoting new technologies and ideas,” he added.
“Today, I joined Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and outlined a series of new policy, operational, and outreach efforts that will help fuel the nation’s economy and stimulate investment by making it easier for high-skill immigrants to start and grow companies and create jobs here in the United States.”
USCIS announced that it will:
Continue reading “United States encourages entrepreneur immigration”
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Citizenship And Immigration, Citizenship And Immigration Services, Citizenship And Immigration Services Uscis, Employer Employee Relationship, Engagement Opportunities, Entrepreneur Immigration, Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Immigrant Investor, Immigrant Petitions, Janet Napolitano, Job Offer, Launch, Multinational Executives, Non Immigrant Visa, Outreach Efforts, Processing Service, Secretary Of Homeland Security, Skilled Workers, United States Citizenship And Immigration Services, Visa Category Comments Off April 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Adjustment Of Status, Administration Announced That, Caveats, Immigration Application, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Benefits, Immigration Laws, Immigration Lawyer, Immigration Status, Lawyer Immigration, Legal Questions, Man And A Woman, Marriage Licenses, Married Couples, Non Immigrant Visa, Same Sex Couples, Same Sex Marriage, Sex Couple, Sex Partners, Visa Holder Comments Off December 22nd, 2010 Tushar Mathur The following information has recently been posted in the website of the America Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico:
New Visa Procedures
Beginning January 10, 2011, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates will process visas differently. Under the new procedures, most applicants will go to Applicant Service Centers (ASCs) prior to their consular section interview. The ASC staff will collect the applicant’s biometric information that will be reviewed by the consular section prior to the applicant’s interview. ASCs will be located in buildings separate from the U.S. Embassy and Consulates.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: America Embassy, American Embassy In Mexico, American Visa, Asc Staff, Ascs, Biometric, Buildings, Consular Section, Consulates, Embassy In Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Visa, Non Immigrant Visa, Visa Application Procedures, Visa Information, Visa Procedures Comments Off August 2nd, 2010 Tushar Mathur The process of becoming a citizen of any other country is known as naturalization and is controlled by the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). To become a naturalized citizen, one needs to have and submit a legal document to live permanent in that particular country.
A K1 visa is generally applied for a fiancé visa which is non immigrant visa but it allows the person to enter into the country to marry. After marring each other, an application is made for the status for permanent residence. Obtaining the K1 visa i.e. the fiancé visa is a multi – step process.
Posted in Visas Tags: Anxiety Level, Becoming A Citizen, Fiance Visa, Fiance Visas, High Anxiety, Immigration And Naturalization, Immigration And Naturalization Services, Immigration Experts, Immigration Service, Immigration Services, K1 Visa, Legal Document, Medical Exams, National Visa, Naturalized Citizen, Non Immigrant Visa, Permanent Residence, Permanent Residency, Written Request No Comments » February 7th, 2010 Tushar Mathur Every Indian desires to stay abroad, work there and to spend rest of his life proudly as an NRI. To implement this desire into reality is not a one go process; it takes its own time and rigorous formalities to get a Permanent Residential Card from US government also known as Green Card.
A Green card permits an alien to reside and take employment in USA. It is an Identification card, serves as a proof that card holder is a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) and has been legally granted immigration benefits.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is an agency formerly responsible to issue Green cards.
Continue reading “The Green Card Process – Pavement to be an NRI”
Posted in Green Card Tags: Alien Worker, B2 Visa, Bcis, Bureau Of Citizenship And Immigration, Bureau Of Citizenship And Immigration Services, Business Visa, Citizenship And Immigration, Citizenship And Immigration Services, Eb2 Visa, Immigration And Naturalization, Immigration And Naturalization Service, Immigration Benefits, International Managers, Non Immigrant Visa, Permanent Residential Card, Priority Workers, Regional Service Center, Student Visa, Tourist Visa, Visa Student No Comments »
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