by Matthew | Oct 3, 2017 | Immigration Blog
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced on October 3, 2017 that it will resume H-1B premium processing for all H-1B extension of stay petitions. Our firm handles all aspects of the complex H-1B visa process. Contact us today! What does this mean?...
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”...