NEWS UPDATE: REVISED EXECUTIVE ORDER
On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a newly revised Executive Order titled, The newly revised Executive Order is set to supersede the January 27, 2017 Executive Order and come into effect on March 16, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Who is affected?
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USCIS ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO DETECT H-1B FRAUD AND ABUSE
Beginning on April 3, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will 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, USCIS aims to protect American workers by focusing on worksite visits where H-1B fraud and abuse...
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H-1B CAP FOR FY2018 REACHED
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 advanced degree exemption cap.
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USCIS COMPLETES DATA ENTRY OF FY 2018 H-1B CAP PETITIONS
On May 3, 2017, USCIS announced that it has completed the data entry of all fiscal year 2018 H-1B CAP petitions that were selected. All H-1B CAP petitions that were not selected will begin to be returned. Unfortunately, the high volume of H-1B CAP filings prevents USCIS from providing a definite timeframe for when to expect these pet...
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROPOSES EXPANSION OF VISA APPLICATIONS QUESTIONS
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NEXT STEPS FOR SELECTED FY 2018 H-1B CAP PETITIONS
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JUNE 2017 VISA BULLETIN ISSUED
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RETROGRESSION OF EB-1 PRIORITY DATES FOR CHINA AND INDIA
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PLANS TO AGGRESSIVELY CONFRONT VISA PROGRAM FRAUD AND ABUSE
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JULY 2017 VISA BULLETIN ISSUED
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its July 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant retrogression for the priority dates for EB-3 for China. There has also been no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India following a significant retrogression during the June 2017 Visa Bulletin.
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