Categories: General – Posted on October 18, 2013October 18, 2013 Shutdown Over: What Happens Now Congress ended the self-imposed government shutdown this week. The shutdown was a bit odd, from my view, insofar as not … Continue reading >Shutdown Over: What Happens Now
Categories: General – Posted on October 2, 2013October 3, 2013 H-1Bs and Labor Certifications Delayed By Government Shutdown On October 1st, the U.S. Government went into shutdown due to the inability of Congress to agree on a budget. … Continue reading >H-1Bs and Labor Certifications Delayed By Government Shutdown
Categories: General – Posted on April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 H-1B Annual Quota Fills in Week 1 Unsurprisingly, the H-1 annual cap filled today. H-1Bs are a nonimmigrant category visa type, reserved for specialty occupation workers with … Continue reading >H-1B Annual Quota Fills in Week 1
Categories: General – Posted on August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Set to Commence The Department of Homeland Security will begin receiving deferred action applications for certain childhood arrivals on August 15th, presuming the … Continue reading >Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Set to Commence
Categories: General – Posted on April 30, 2012April 30, 2012 H-1B Quota Steadily Filling The H-1B quota for the 2013 fiscal year opened on April 1st, 2012, and after a month, it appears demand … Continue reading >H-1B Quota Steadily Filling
Categories: General – Posted on January 28, 2012January 28, 2012 USCIS Issues FAQ on “VIBE” Business Validation Tool for Certain Employment Based Petitions U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a FAQ this week regarding its much maligned “VIBE” system. VIBE stands for “Validation … Continue reading >USCIS Issues FAQ on “VIBE” Business Validation Tool for Certain Employment Based Petitions
Categories: General – Posted on January 11, 2012January 12, 2012 L-1 Intracompany Transfer Petitions under NAFTA–The Latest The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) permits Canadians to submit L-1 intracompany transfer petitions at ports of entry and … Continue reading >L-1 Intracompany Transfer Petitions under NAFTA–The Latest
Categories: General – Posted on December 23, 2011December 23, 2011 H-1B Site Inspections U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services seems to now have a program in place to physically investigate every newly granted granted … Continue reading >H-1B Site Inspections
