Just today, we have started to receive H-1B receipt notices for the recently filed H-1B cap cases. Please note that if we received the receipt for your case, we have already notified you and/or your employer. We will continue to notify clients as soo…
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The Sumner Immigration Law team has heard a few reports from other immigration attorneys that they have received H-1B premium processing receipts. Sumner immigration Law did not file many cases via premium processing and therefore we cannot attest fi…
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USCIS has just released a press release announcing that they already conducted the lottery on April 7th for both the U.S. master’s and regular cap cases. They also announced that they received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions for the cap fo…
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USCIS announced late on Friday, April 5th that it has received more than 65,000 petitions for the H-1B “regular” cap and more than 20,000 for the H-1B U.S. master’s cap. April 5th was the last day USCIS would accept an H-1B cap petition for FY2…
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As you may know, the past few weeks the Sumner Immigration Law team has been hard at work preparing cap-subject H-1B petitions for filing on Friday, March 29th for delivery to USCIS on Monday, April 1. We are huge proponents of the power of positive…
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Want to become a citizen? Apply for naturalization and have an attorney review your application for free! What: Eligible legal permanent residents (green card holders) apply for naturalization When: Saturday, April 20th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Wher…
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As you know, the first day we can file a new H-1B petition subject to the cap is April 1. In recent years, the H-1B cap has lasted at least a few months (until June 11th last year). However, it is anticipated that the cap may be met the first week of…
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A foreign national may wait years to receive an employment-based green card. While the green card process is employer-specific, a particular section of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (frequently referred to as AC…
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H-1B season is upon us! While employers and eager prospective employees rush to file the H-1B petitions to beat the H-1B cap, prudent filers and their attorneys will also pause to consider the types of documentation required for a successful filing.…
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Act Now to Make Sure You or Your Employee Can Keep Working! Do you have employees working for you on EAD or OPT? Are you working for an employer on OPT or EAD and hope to be sponsored for an H-1B visa? Now is the time to get the petition preparation…
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