by admin | Apr 12, 2017 | General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On April 7, 2017, USCIS announced that the H-1B Cap for fiscal year 2018 had been reached. What this means is that USCIS received over 65,000 petitions for the congressionally mandated regular visa cap and over 20,000 petitions for the congressionally mandated...
by admin | Apr 12, 2017 | General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its May 2017 Visa Bulletin. For the categories that are not current, there continues to be slow advancement for EB-2 and EB-3 categories. Notably, EB-2 India has made no advancement since the April 2017 Visa Bulletin....
by admin | Apr 3, 2017 | General News, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
Beginning on April 3, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will take a more targeted approach when visiting worksites of H-1B petitioners and H-1B employees. As a part of an ongoing initiative to deter and detect H-1B fraud and abuse,...
by admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas
The number of petitions that may be filed for this year’s H-1B 2018 Cap season is anticipated to surpass last year’s 236,000 applications. With the large pool of applicants, it is important to know how to keep yourself ahead of the game—or at least give yourself a...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | General News, Immigration News, Non-Immigrant Visas
According to the new FAM provision (9 FAM 403.11-3) updated by the U.S. Department of State, consular officers shall prudentially revoke nonimmigrant visas for DUI arrests, as driving under the influence is indicative of a possible physical or mental disorder with...
by admin | Jul 21, 2016 | General News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), announced a new reporting system for B-1/B-2 visitors from the People’s Republic of China (China). This new online reporting system is called the Electronic Visa Update System (“EVUS”). EVUS will...
