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As of 04/20/2012, the USCIS has received 25,000 regular H-1B cap cases and 10,900 advanced degree cap cases.
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H1B Visa Cap Update
April 24th, 2012 
Tushar Mathur 
Posted in Uncategorized 
Tags: 1b Cap, Employment Visa, H-1B, H-1B cap, H1b Visa Cap, Uscis, Visa 
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March 30th, 2012 Tushar Mathur (The USCIS released the following Q&As on H-1B Cap-Gap Relief for FY2013 on 03/29/2012.)
Extension of Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations – Questions and Answers
Introduction
These Questions & Answers address the automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions (indicating a request for change of status from F-1 to H-1B) for an employment start date of October 1, 2012 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 H-1B cap.
Questions & Answers
Q1. What is “Cap-Gap”?
A1.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1b Cap, 1b Petition, 1b Petitions, 1b Status, Advance Parole, Amp, Automatic Extension, Beneficiary, Cap-Gap, EAD, Eligible Students, Employment Period, F-1, Fiscal Year, Gap, Gap Extension, H 1b Visa, H-1B cap, OPT, Optional Practical Training, Period Of Time, Q2, Questions And Answers, Status Request, Uscis, Visa, Work Authorization Comments OffU Visa – An important tool for crime victims to obtain legal status
January 6th, 2012 Tushar Mathur Many immigrants in the United States are hesitant to approach police and other law enforcement officers when they become crime victims. For people who are in the U.S. without legal status, they try to avoid contacts with police officers for fear that their illegal status may be exposed. Even legal immigrants are sometimes afraid to approach police in the U.S. because of cultural differences and language barriers. Most of them do not know that there exists a special visa designed for victims of certain crimes called the U visa.
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Posted in Green Card Tags: Adjustment Of Status, Continuous Presence, Crime Victims, Criminal Investigations, Cultural Differences, Domestic Violence, Eligibility Requirements, Illegal Status, Immediate Family Members, Immigrant Visa, Immigrants In The United States, Immigration Status, Language Barriers, Law Enforcement Agencies, Law Enforcement Officials, Legal Immigrants, Nonimmigrant Status, Status Women, U visa, Unmarried Children, Violence Prevention Act, Visa, Visa Holder, Visa Petition Comments OffSeptember Visa Bulletin: F2A Advances; EB-2 India, China Stagnant
August 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur The September 2011 Visa Bulletin has been released by the State Department. On the employment side, there is not much movement. As the FY2011 is coming to an end, many employment visa beneficiaries were hoping that there would be some nice movements in EB-2 and EB-3 preference categories. However, for September, both Eb-2 China and Eb-2 India remain unchanged at 15 April 2007, although EB-3 and Other Workers have some small movements.
Things are mixed on the family side. F1 is unchanged again for China, India and the Other Countries but advances more than six months and one week respectively for Philippines and Mexico. There are some significant movements in F2A (lawful residents’ spouses and children). F2A has advanced more than four months for China, India, Philippines and the Other Countries to 1 December 2008. F2A Mexico also moves forward to 22 September 2008.
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01MAY04
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15MAR93
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01NOV96
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22SEP08
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22MAR01
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15APR00
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22MAR96
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1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,000 per year).
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Ability Aliens, Adult Citizens, China Mainland, Eb1, Eb2, Eb3, Eb4, Eb5, Employment Visa, F2a, India China, India Mexico Philippines, Lawful Residents, Multinational Companies, Preference Categories, Priority Workers, Religious Workers, Sons And Daughters, Unmarried Sons, Visa, Visa Bulletin Comments OffTips for Improving Your Chances of Getting Cleared by US Customs at an Airport
May 21st, 2011 Tushar Mathur 1) Be honest, upfront, and polite with the Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agents. They are trained to detect when you are lying so don’t even try, it will only hurt you. Being upfront with the agents is especially in your interest because during the admission process at the border/point of entry they are the only people who can help you. You have no right to an attorney during this time. The CBP agents have a certain amount of discretion and you want to make sure that they will feel inclined to exercise it with you, if necessary, to admit you to the US.
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Admission, Amp, Border Point, Border Protection, Cbp, Common Sense, Criminal Convictions, Customs, Discretion, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law, Phone Number, Point Of Entry, Proper Documentation, Red Flag, Return Ticket, Right To An Attorney, Social Ties, Upfront, Visa Comments OffHelp for Students on F1 Visa in US
November 12th, 2009 Tushar Mathur
Getting an admission to one of the schools in the United States and then getting the visa approved basis that to get in to the United States on an F1 visa is really the easy part. It’s to be noted that the F1 visa is not a sponsored program, as in the case of the J1 visa. Thus the visitor has to bear all the related expenses himself during his stay in the United States. Thankfully the United States government is considerate about this and to help the students during the stay they are allowed to work for limited number of hours.
Posted in Visas Tags: 2 Steps, Admission, Appointment, Correct Answers, Date Of Birth, Dmv Office, Drivers License, Eye Test, F1 Visa, Issuance, J1 Visa, Passport, Profession, Prompt Service, Proof, Road Test, Sponsored Program, Ssn, Stree, Thumb Print, Traffic Laws, United States Government, Visa No Comments »Sponsors:
