By: Chis Musillo
USCIS announced that it received 201,011 petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. This is notably more than the 190,000 H-1B petitions received during the April 2018...
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USCIS RECEIVES 201,011 H-1B CAP PETITIONS
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H-1B CAP 2019 HAS BEEN REACHED
By: Chris Musillo
As expected, USCIS has received more than 85,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions on the very first day of H-1B cap filings. They did not specify how many H-1B cap-subject petitions were received. We expect to know the overage... -
Indian Man Convicted of H-1B Visa Fraud
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC
Anjaneyulu Katam, who was convicted of visa fraud, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rochester, NY to 12 months and... -
SEVEN THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT THE H-1B CAP
By: Chris Musillo
All H-1B cap cases must be filed by April 1, 2019. In anticipation of that deadline, here are seven things to remember about the H-1B cap.
1. These types of cases are subject to the H-1B cap:- International
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CShusterman started a blog post Get Rid Of Per-Country Quotas And Increase Merit-Based Immigrationin CShustermanGet Rid Of Per-Country Quotas And Increase Merit-Based Immigration
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (H.R. 1044)would eliminate per-country quotas for employment-based immigration and more than double per-country quotas for family-based immigration. While per-country quotas are unfair and counter-productive,...Last edited by CShusterman; 03-18-2019, 03:59 PM. -
USCIS ALLOWS PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR ALL H-1B PETITIONS
By: Chris Musillo
Effective Tuesday March 12, 2019, USCIS will again allow premium processing on all H-1B petitions. While this is welcome news, the window of upgrading H-1B petitions to the Premium Processing Service may be short. In... -
STAFFING AND SERVICES COMPANIES UNDER ATTACK FROM USCIS
By: Chris Musillo
Staffing companies are under attack from the USCIS. H-1B denial rates at service and staffing companies greatly exceed H-1B denial rates at non-staffing companies. For instance, a recent Forbes article points out that,...Last edited by CMusillo; 03-08-2019, 07:44 AM. -
H-4 EAD ELIMINATION REGULATION TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
By Chris Musillo
As we have mentioned several times, the Trump Admiration is seeking to eliminate 90,000 lawful jobs by ending the H-4/EAD rule. This rule, which was first passed in February 2015, provides work authorization to spouses... -
CMusillo started a blog post USCIS TO IMPLEMENT H-1B CAP RULE CHANGING MASTER’S CAP IN APRIL 2019 AND ADDING PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT IN APRIL 2020in CMusilloUSCIS TO IMPLEMENT H-1B CAP RULE CHANGING MASTER’S CAP IN APRIL 2019 AND ADDING PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT IN APRIL 2020
By: Chris Musillo
The USCIS posted for public inspection a final rule changing the regulations governing H-1B cap-subject petitions. This new makes two key changes to the H-1B cap:
- Master’s Cap Allocation. The new rule reverses
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CMusillo started a blog post USCIS WILL RESUME PREMIUM PROCESSING ON H-1B CAP CASES FILED IN APRIL 2018in CMusilloUSCIS WILL RESUME PREMIUM PROCESSING ON H-1B CAP CASES FILED IN APRIL 2018
By: Chris Musillo
USCIS will resume premium processing effective January 28, 2019 for all H-1B cap petitions filed in April 2018. If a request for evidence (RFE) has been issued, the case can be upgraded to premium processing upon submission... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Fremont Business Owner Goes top Prison for Visa Fraud Conspiracyin BBuchananFremont Business Owner Goes top Prison for Visa Fraud Conspiracy
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Venkat Guntipally, of Fremont, California, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit visa fraud, obstruction of justice, use of false documents and...Last edited by BBuchanan; 01-21-2019, 09:25 AM. -
TWO PROPOSED H-1B CAP MODIFICATIONS
By Chris Musillo
The USCIS has published two proposed rules that will change H-1B cap processes. While the USCIS hopes that these two rules are finalized in time for the April 2019 H-1B cap, the USCIS has not yet committed to a timeline.... -
CShusterman started a blog post USCIS Proposes New H-1B Cap Rule Online Registration Systemin CShustermanUSCIS Proposes New H-1B Cap Rule Online Registration System
On December 3, the USCIS proposed a rule which would eliminate the current requirement that employers file cap-subject H-1B petitions during the first week of April.
New Online Registration System
Instead, should the...Last edited by CShusterman; 12-04-2018, 02:45 PM. -
BBuchanan started a blog post Wright State Agrees to $ 1 Million Fine over Alleged H-1B Visa Fraudin BBuchananWright State Agrees to $ 1 Million Fine over Alleged H-1B Visa Fraud
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Wright State University and the federal government have agreed to resolve allegations of H-1B visa fraud by the university paying $1 million over allegations that it engaged in visa fraud... -
USCIS MAY IMPROVE US MASTERS CHANCES AT H-1B LOTTERY
By Chris Musillo
Bloomberg reports that USCIS is considering a proposal that will slightly improve the chances of US Master Degree holders to win the H-1B lottery. If the proposed change had been in effect in April 2018 numbers, about 2,700...
