H-1B Cap Update – May 14, 2010

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 23, 2010 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service updated its H-1B cap count on May 14, 2010.  Here are the numbers: Regular H-1B Cap:  18,000 U.S. Masters H-1B Cap: 8,100 This represents slight increase in H-1B filings since our last update.  Employers can continue to file new H-1B cases for their foreign professional employees. We will update our web site at www.bashyamspiro.com when...
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DOS Releases June 2010 Visa Bulletin

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 13, 2010 in News, Visa Bulletin | 0 comments The U.S. Department of State released its June 2010 Visa Bulletin.  To view the Visa Bulletin, please click here. Here’s what happened: Employment-Based Category Two (EB-2): China – advanced 2 months Employment-Based Category Three (EB-3) All Other Chargeability Areas – advanced 2 months China – advanced 2 months India – advanced 21 days Philippines – advanced 2 months Mexico...
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U.S. Permanent Resident Card Goes Green!

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 12, 2010 in General, News | 0 comments The title is not a spoof from The Onion.  The U.S. permanent resident card, commonly known as the ‘green card,’ is finally going to be green! U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced  that it has redesigned the U.S. Permanent Resident Card to incorporate several major new security features.   State-of-the-art technology incorporated into the new card...
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Webinar on May 12: What is an I-601 Waiver?

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 2, 2010 in General, I-485 Adjustment of Status, Immigration Waivers, News, Webinar | 0 comments REGISTER NOW by clicking HERE An I-601 wavier is used to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility which render a foreign national ineligible to obtain Lawful Permanent Resident status in the United States. For example, a  foreign national will trigger a 10 year bar to reentering the United States if he or she departs the US after accruing 1 year or more of “unlawful...
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USCIS H-1B Cap Count Update – April 22, 2010

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 2, 2010 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service updated its H-1B cap count on April 22, 2010.  Here are the numbers: Regular H-1B Cap:  16,025 U.S. Masters H-1B Cap: 6,739 These numbers tell us that employers are filing fewer H-1B applications than in the past few years.  The good news is that employers who want to hire foreign professional workers under the H-1B program  still can. We...
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