H1b Cap Reached!
As of December 21, 2009, USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY2010. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons[…]
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September 18, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
Reprinted from USCIS website: As of September 18, 2009, approximately 46,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for[…]
USCIS Online Case Status System Updated
Reprinted from AILA website: Although USCIS plans to launch their new website on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, it appears that the online case status feature of the USCIS website has[…]
USCIS Awards $1.2 Million for Citizenship Grant Program
Reprinted from USCIS website: 13 Community-Based Organizations to Receive FY 2009 Funding WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced a total of $1.2 million[…]
August 28, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
As of August 28, 2009, approximately 45,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap[…]
H1B Update
Reprinted from USCIS: As of August 14, 2009, approximately 45,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the[…]
Actor’s US ‘detention’ prompts outrage in India
Reprinted from the Associated Press, Aug. 16. 2009. (Shah Rukh Khan is one of my favorite Bollywood actors. So, I felt compelled to reprint this story on my blog) By[…]
H-1B update
Reprinted from USCIS: As of August 7, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept both[…]
No change in H-1B cap count
Copied from USCIS: As ofJuly 24, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to[…]
USCIS resume premium processing for certain R-1 petitions
USCIS announced today that, effective today, certain R-1 petition can be filed using premium processing. Premium processing allows a petitioner to pay an additional $1000 for an adjudication within 10[…]