by Matthew | Jul 24, 2017 | Immigration Blog
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced on July 24, 2017 that it will resume H-1B premium processing for cap-exempt petitions. To qualify, the petitioner must be (1) an institution of higher education; (2) a nonprofit related to or...
by Matthew | Apr 18, 2017 | Immigration Blog
Even though the USCIS H1b petition cap was reached in only 4 days this year, the total number of H-1B visa petitions filed dropped for the first time in 5 years. In fact, the number of USCIS H1B petition filings filed dropped below 200,000 for the first time since...
by Matthew | Apr 7, 2017 | Immigration Blog
Immigration NEWS—USCIS announced on 4/7/17 that it has reached the H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2018 for both regular and master’s cap petitions. In immigration news, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced today that...
by Matthew | Mar 6, 2017 | Immigration Blog
ALERT—USCIS recently announced that it will no longer accept H-1B premium processing petitions starting April 3, 2017. This suspension affects all H-1B cases filed under the upcoming regular or master’s cap. USCIS anticipates the “premium processing”...
by Matthew | Dec 30, 2016 | Immigration Blog
Effective December 23, 2016, USCIS has increased fees for most immigration forms, including increase H1B visa fees. For any immigration benefit sought after December 23, 2016, the following new fees are required or your petition or application will be rejected by...