H-1B Cap Count – May 6, 2011

Posted by admin on May 13, 2011 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B cap count as of April 29, 2011. Here are the most recent cap numbers: 1) Regular H-1B Cap: 10,200 and 2) U.S. Masters H-1B Cap:7,300. The regular H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000. We will monitor these numbers in the coming months and provide routine updates for our...
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H-1B Cap Count (4/22/11): Movin’ On Up…Slowly

Posted by admin on Apr 20, 2011 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B cap count on April 22, 2011.   Here are the most recent cap numbers: Regular H-1B Cap:  8,000 U.S. Masters H-1B Cap: 5,900 The regular H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000. We will monitor these numbers in the coming months and provide routine updates for our readers. ...
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Sample USCIS Follow-Up Questions after H-1B Site Visit

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Feb 27, 2011 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Documentation Committee recently received an example of follow-up questions posed by USCIS officer following an H-1B site visit. In the example, the officer is requesting information from the employer to potentially assess compliance with the Neufeld H-1B Employer-Employee Relationship Memorandum. The example is as follows: As...
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Reminder to Complete Part 6 on Form I-129

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Feb 27, 2011 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments In November 2010, USCIS published a revised Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, which became effective on Dec. 23, 2010. Due to a number of inquiries regarding Part 6 of the Form I-129, “Certification Regarding the Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Persons in the United States”, USCIS advised petitioners that they would not be required to...
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62,800 H-1Bs Filed as of 1/21/2011

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Jan 24, 2011 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its H-1B cap count on January 21, 2011.   Here are the most recent cap numbers: Regular H-1B Cap:  62,800 U.S. Masters H-1B Cap: 20,000 (Finished) The regular H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000. The regular H-1B cap is very close to being exhausted.  At the rate of filings per week,...
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