H-1B Cap Count – May 11, 2012

Posted by admin on May 15, 2012 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provided a ‘cap count’ for its Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B numbers.  These are new H1B applications filed on or after April 1, 2012 for a start date of October 1, 2012. The H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000. As of May 11, 2012, the Service had received: Regular H-1B Cap:  36,700 U.S. Masters H-1B...
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Temporary Protected Status for Somalia

Posted by admin on May 12, 2012 in News, Temporary Protected Status | 0 comments Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano re-designated Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). She extended the existing TPS designation for Somalia from Sept. 18, 2012 through March 17, 2014, allowing eligible nationals of Somalia to register or re-register for TPS in accordance with the Federal Register notice. Somali nationals with TPS who are seeking to re-register for TPS must...
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H-1B Cap Count – May 4, 2012

Posted by admin on May 12, 2012 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provided a ‘cap count’ for its Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B numbers.  These are new H1B applications filed on or after April 1, 2012 for a start date of October 1, 2012. The H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000. As of May 4, 2012, the Service had received: Regular H-1B Cap:  32,500 U.S. Masters H-1B...
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H-1B Cap Count – April 27, 2012

Posted by admin on May 5, 2012 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provided a ‘cap count’ for its Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B.  These are new H1B applications filed on or after April 1, 2012 for a start date of October 1, 2012. The H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000. As of April 27, 2012, the Service had received: Regular H-1B Cap:  29,200 U.S. Masters H-1B...
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Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver Not Yet in Effect

Posted by admin on Apr 29, 2012 in Consular Issues, Family Immigration, I-601 Waiver, News | 0 comments On March 30, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register outlining its plan to reduce the time U.S. citizens are separated from their immediate relatives (spouses, children, parents) while those family members are in the process of obtaining an immigrant visa to become lawful permanent residents of the United States. Since...
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