by Matthew | Mar 28, 2020 | Immigration Blog
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly affected U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) operations. The most recent announcement from USCIS is meant to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to RFEs and NOIDs. For...
by Matthew | Feb 20, 2020 | Immigration Blog
The H1B electronic registration process is being touted by USCIS as a major step forward in streamlining the H1B lottery process. But, is all the red tape worth the proposed benefit? In principle, the H1B electronic registration process is a good idea. The old lottery...
by Matthew | Jan 10, 2020 | Immigration Blog
On January 9, 2020, USCIS formally announced the implementation of the H1b pre registration process for FY2021 cap-subject petitions. USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the implementation of the H-1B pre registration process for cap-subject...
by Matthew | Nov 8, 2019 | Immigration Blog
On November 7, 2019, USCIS announced a final rule that it will require a non-refundable $10 H1b pre-registration fee for each cap-subject petition. For the upcoming cap-season, USCIS will be rolling out an electronic registration system for certain H-1B petitions....
by Matthew | Mar 12, 2019 | Immigration Blog
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced that on March 12, 2019 it will resume H-1B premium processing for all H-1B petitions. If your pending petition has been transferred to different service center and you wish to request premium processing...
by Matthew | Jan 30, 2019 | Immigration Blog
USCIS is officially reversing the order in which H-1B visa are selected under the H1b visa lottery 2019. Starting April 1, 2019, USCIS will first select H-1B petitions for all beneficiaries, including those eligible for the advanced degree exception (that is, the...
