May 14th, 2012 
Tushar Mathur |
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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36,700
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05/11/2012
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H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption
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20,000
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14,800
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05/11/2012
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May 10th, 2012 Tushar Mathur Continue reading “Recent Decision on National Interest Waiver”
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Comments Off May 1st, 2012 Tushar Mathur |
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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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1b Cap, Cap Type, H-1B, H-1B cap, H1b Visa Cap, Nbsp, Non Immigrant Visa, Petitions, Uscis Comments Off April 30th, 2012 Tushar Mathur US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, as of 13 April 2012, it has already received 20,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions. Additionally, they have received 9,700 H-1B visa petitions for foreigners with US advanced degrees.
This is a significant increase from the last count of 25,600 only four days earlier. The rate of filings for April has increased markedly for FY 2013 when compared to FY 2012. However, the rate of filings is still quite low compared to say 2008 when the H-1B visa cap was reached in the first week of the application season.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1 April, 13 April, 1b Cap, 1b Petitions, 1b Visa Petitions, 1b Visa Program, 1b Visa Quota, 1b Visas, Application Season, Christopher Bentley, Economic Crisis, Foreigners, Global Visa Support, H 1b Visa, Immigration Services, Press Secretary, Proportions, Secretary Christopher, USA immigration, USA visas, Uscis, Visa Cap, Visa Support Comments Off April 26th, 2012 Tushar Mathur US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported a large increase in skilled foreign worker H-1B visa applications during the first week of this year’s application season. USCIS has received 25,600 petitions for H-1B visas since 2 April 2012, nearly twice as many as it received for the entire first month of last year’s application period.
USCIS officially began accepting H-1B applications last week for positions with a start date of 1 October 2012 or later. The visas are popular for those in IT occupations and engineering.
“Given the improved economy…it would not be surprising to see the quota filled very early this year,” said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, a group that studies the H-1B program.
There are a total of 85,000 new H-1B visas made available each government fiscal year.
Continue reading “USCIS reports increase in H-1B visa applications compared to last year”
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1b Petitions, 1b Program, 1b Visas, Academic Institution, Application Period, Application Season, Citizenship And Immigration, Citizenship And Immigration Services, Global Visa Support, Government Fiscal Year, H 1b Visa, National Foundation, Occupations, Quota, Short Period, Skilled Worker, Stuart Anderson, United States Of America, USA immigration, USA visas, Uscis, Visa Applications, Worker Visas Comments Off April 24th, 2012 Tushar Mathur As of 04/20/2012, the USCIS has received 25,000 regular H-1B cap cases and 10,900 advanced degree cap cases.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1b Cap, Employment Visa, H-1B, H-1B cap, H1b Visa Cap, Uscis, Visa Comments Off April 18th, 2012 Tushar Mathur This week the US began accepting applications for the popular H-1B visa program. While the H-1B visa has been a popular visa among IT workers for a long time, critics are saying that the L-1 visa is now being used improperly in place of the H-1B visa.
The L-1 visa is used for intra-company transfers of employees from foreign offices to US offices.
The labor union AFL-CIO and the IEEE-USA professional organisation sent letters to Washington DC this week warning the government against undermining US worker protections in the L-1 visa by accepting changes recommended by more than 60 firms and organizations.
Continue reading “Organisations warn US of employers substituting L-1 visa for H-1B”
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1b Visa Program, Afl Cio, Congress, Global Visa Support, Guidance, H 1b Visa, Immigration Officials, Immigration Rules, Intra Company, Knowl, Long Time, Offshore Companies, Professional Organisation, Strict Enforcement, Uncertainty, USA immigration, USA visas, Uscis, Visa Applicants, Visa Rules, Visas, Washington Dc, Worker Protections Comments Off April 17th, 2012 Tushar Mathur As of 04/13/2012, the USCIS has received 20,600 regular H-1B cap cases and 9,700 advanced degree cap cases. About 1/3 of the 65,000 annual regular visa cap has been used, and almost 1/2 of the 20,000 advanced degree visa cap has been used. At this rate, all available H-1B visa numbers will be used up soon, possibly within a few weeks.
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