USCIS announced at the Spring AILA conference that the H-1B cap lottery should be completed as of April 11, 2016. As of the time of this blog post, there is no indication yet of the total number of petitions received. USCIS officials still say premiu…
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H-1B season is in full swing here at Sumner Immigration Law, and we are enjoying the fast-paced days preparing our clients’ H-1B petitions for the April filing! While the Sumner Immigration Law team members know what to expect (I literally dreamed…
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As many H-1B employers and employees know, the USCIS processing time for H-1B extensions and transfers is currently taking several months. Many employees and employers may wonder how long the H-1B employee is authorized to work or remain in the U.S.…
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The race for new H-1B cap-subject petitions begins April 1 (the first day to file), but just like an athlete preparing for a race, H-1B employers and prospective H-1B employees should be hard at work now preparing for filing day on April 1. Advance p…
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The H-1B visa classification is a commonly used classification for professional workers. More information about the H-1B can be found here. An H-1B petition must be filed by a U.S. employer on behalf of its (prospective) employee, who will work for t…
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USCIS announced that they have completed entering data for H-1B cap receipts as of May 4th, 2015. Therefore, a receipt notice should have been issued for all cases that have been selected in the H-1B cap lottery. Our office has not received rejected…
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Attention H-1B employers! A recent precedent decision by the Administrative Appeals Office now requires H-1B employers to file an amended petition when there is a change in the worksite. The decision, Matter of Simeio, states that “A change in the…
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USCIS announced today that it has completed the lottery for the FY 2016 H-1B cap petitions received. The agency reports receiving approximately 233,000 cap-subject petitions, including U.S. master’s degree petitions. USCIS officials say premium pro…
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Tis the season – H-1B season! As an immigration attorney practicing in the employment-based immigration realm, I fondly refer to the period of time from around January to April 1 each year as H-1B season. This is the time of year when our office is…
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Are you planning on filing an H-1B petition for an in-house project? Make sure you proactively submit proper documentation of the project! Sometimes IT consulting companies have the H-1B employee work at the H-1B employer’s offices instead of at an…
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