H1Cap for FY 2015 processed
Copied from USCIS.gov. USCIS announced today that data entry of all FY15 H-1B cap petitions has been completed. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap petitions that were not selected[…]
Category: News Updates
Priority date updates from AILA and Charlie Oppenheim
(copied from AILA) Visa Office Update on Priority Dates and Demand (Updated 4/28/14) Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12012349 (posted Apr. 28, 2014)” April 2014:On Monday April 21, 2014[…]
Tahmina raises immigration reform with US SBA Head and Sen. Cantwell
On April 24 2014, the newly appointed Head of the US Small Business Administration Ms. Maria Contreras-Sweet attended the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with Senator Maria Cantwell. It was great[…]
Tahmina to Speak at event by FWD.us and Bloomberg’s Renew Our Economy
Event Organized by The Partnership for a New American Economy and FWD.us I am so honored to be invited to speak on immigration reform issues at an exciting event organized[…]
Meeting With Congressman Reichert
I had the distinct privilege of meeting with Congressman Dave Reichert today organized by the Washington Compact to discuss immigration reform. I thank One America and Washington Compact for[…]
H1b for Entrepreneurs- New Developments Hopefully
The Puget Sound Business Journal reports on possible new developments for entrepreneurs using the H1b visa. Read the full article here. Thank you to the PSBJ and Emily Parkhurst for[…]
172,500 H1b cap-subject applications filed.
The USCIS announced today that 172,500 H1b visa petitions were filed for fiscal year 2015. A random selection/lottery was conducted today April 10. See below for text from USCIS website.[…]
H1b FY 2015 Cap Met- Random Selection Coming Soon- no date yet.
USCIS announced today that the quota has been met and a random selection process to be held soon. However, we are not told the date on which the random selection[…]
E2 visa now available to citizens of Israel
The E2 visa, which is country specific Treaty Trader visa, was extended to citizens of Israel in 2012 by the US government. However, that needed to be approved by the[…]
H1b Lottery: Puget Sound Business Journal Says It Best!
While it may be April Fool’s today, it is indeed a very serious day for American businesses trying to hire highly skilled workers. As my clients anxiously wait to see[…]