USCIS Reaches FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap
USCIS has announced that they have received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the annual 65,000 visa cap for fiscal year 2020. The past several years have seen[…]
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News Update: USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed on or before December 21, 2018
Some (rare) positive news on the H-1B front. USCIS has announced that they are resuming premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. This announcement expands[…]
Tahmina’s Thoughts on The I-140- EAD and AC-21 Proposed Regulations
I know many of you have been anxiously waiting for the proposed regulations that were published on the Federal Register today. Since the Executive Action announcements were made in November[…]
A new year’s gift from USCIS: 140 portability rules and much more
As per President Obama’s executive action announcement of November 2015, a year later, we are presented with the much anticipated policy change rules that will likely make employment-based immigration better[…]
H-4 Visa Holders- Some of You Can Get Work Authorization!
For the first time ever, H-4 visa holders will be able to apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) starting from May 26th 2015. Who can apply? Spouses of H-1B[…]
Tahmina in the news
Here are a couple of articles in which Tahmina’s insight was sought: H1b Visas: India Abroad –March 27 edition page A19 H-4 Visa: The Seattle Times (front page news) April[…]
H1b Season Is Here!
The annual H1b application filing window is about to open and like other years, demand is likely to exceed supply. There are 65,000 visa available for those with Bachelor’s degrees[…]
Tahmina Mentioned in CNNMoney
Thank you to CNN and Reporter Sara O’Brian for reporting on an issue that I care so deeply about and mentioning my work. My regular readers will know how strongly I feel[…]
Three Ways President Obama Can Take Executive Action for Business Immigration
(This article was written a few weeks ago but it is applicable today as it was a few weeks ago). Three Ways President Obama Can Take Executive Action for Business[…]
Microsoft To Cut 18,000 Jobs: Immigration Status When Laid-Off
On Thursday July 17, 2014, Microsoft made an announcement that 18,000 will be slashed– most by December 2014 and all by June 2015. While this is a blow to the[…]