USCIS To Accept H-1B Cases on April 1st for FY 2011

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 10, 2010 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 cap on April 1, 2010.  Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of a properly filed petition with the correct fee; not the date that the petition is postmarked. The fiscal year cap (numerical limitation on H-1B petitions)...
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Temporary Acceptance of H-1B Applications Without Certified LCAs Ends March 9, 2010

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 6, 2010 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments This is a reminder that the USCIS will no longer accept H-1B applications without certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) after March 9, 2010.  Prior to this date, USCIS was accepting H-1B applications with proof of that an LCA was filed, and would send a Request for Evidence (RFE) for the certified LCA at a later date.  With the filing period for the new H-1B Fiscal Year beginning on...
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USCIS To Temporarily Accept H-1B Applications without Certified LCAs

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 12, 2009 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a 120-day period during which it will temporarily accept H-1B petitions filed without certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs).  This period began on November 5, 2009 and will end on March 4, 2010.  USCIS will only accept such H-1B petitions if they are filed at least 7 calendar days after the LCAs were filed with DOL...
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DOL Addresses LCA Denials Based on FEIN

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 6, 2009 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments One step of the H1B process for professional workers is filing and obtaining a certified Labor Condition Application (LCA).  The Department of Labor (DOL) recently switched the LCA submission and certification process to an new system called iCert.  Recently, the DOL has been denying some LCAs based on its inability to verify an employer’s Federal Employer Identification Number...
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