The July 2014 Visa Bulletin was just published, and as usual, it brings a mixture of good, bad, and neutral news. For most categories, the priority dates stayed the same, retrogressed, or moved up a little. However, the big news for the July 2014 Vis…
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For years, I have fielded calls from excited H-1B beneficiaries who say that they heard that the rules will change to allow for work permits (also called EADs, short for employment authorization documents) for H-4 spouses (dependents of H-1B benefici…
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Were you counted against the H-1B cap more than six years ago? Since the H-1B cap was met so quickly this year, we are busy helping many clients and prospective clients think about alternative ways to meet their immigration goals. Some foreign nation…
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Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State’s Visa Office recently provided the following predictions for upcoming visa bulletins, based on current usage. Please note that all predictions are subject to change depending on actual visa usage. F-2A…
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As of Monday, April 21st our office has received the first H-1B receipt notices for the cap cases filed April 1. Our office has received relatively few receipt notices so far, and this is consistent with what other attorneys are reporting as well. In…
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On Monday of this week, USCIS announced that it had received sufficient cap-subject H-1B petitions during the first five days of filing to trigger the H-1B lottery. Today (April 10, 2014), USCIS announced that they have completed the random selection…
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New H-1B clients frequently ask me what the first step is, or what they should be doing now to prepare for the upcoming H-1B cap. While the answer varies depending on whether they have filed before, how much corporate information we already have on f…
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While much of the country braces for a huge snow storm, now is also the time for employers to finalize their hiring and H-1B sponsorship plans, and for employees who need H-1B sponsorship to finalize their plans and start preparing the H-1B filings.…
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The FY2015 H-1B season is right around the corner! These days, many employer and employees filing the H-1B petition for the first time are wondering what the H-1B petition preparation process is like. We have prepared a step-by-step guide, which is a…
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We are quickly approaching the April 1 filing date for H-1B cap-subject petitions. One question many clients ask is whether they should request premium processing for their H-1B petition. What is premium processing? Premium processing refers to an op…
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