The Department of Homeland Security(DHS) submitted a proposal to modify some of the regulations for employment based immigrant workers under the title “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting Highly-Skilled…
There has been a huge response to the OPT Proposed Rule. The commenting period is ending tomorrow and the rule has received 45,000+ comments so far. Although, there has been a flurry of comments from…
A new bill to put a cap on H-1B hiring has been proposed by US senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin. For the first time, there will be a focus on the H-1B visa allocation priorities…
As many of you know , Federal court has declared that the DHS rule which permits an extension of 17 months of OPT time to STEM graduates is invalid effective February 12, 2016. On Oct 7th, Jeh C….
In August 2010, USCIS has implemented Public Law 111-230 which requires H-1B dependent employers to pay an additional fee of $2,000. This fee is only applicable to the employers who has 50 or more employees and…
[Latest News: 09/25/2015] Terrible news for i-140 EAD aspirants. USCIS has just published the revised cutoff dates for some categories. The cutoff dates for India EB2 has moved back from July 2011 to July 2009….
Federal court on Wednesday declared that the DHS rule which permits an extension of 17 months of OPT time to STEM graduates is invalid effective February 12, 2016. In 2008, Department of Homeland Security(DHS) proposed an…
EB-2, EB-3 Priority Dates are released by the USCIS for August 2015. Latest Green Card Priority Dates Update – Forward & Backward Movements: India EB2 moved from OCT 1st 2008 to JAN 1st 2006 > Backward Movement India…
USCIS Completed Return of Failed H-1B FY-2016 Petitions: For the fiscal year 2016 H-1B cap Petitions, USCIS completed the process of returning H-1B Petitions that were not selected in the H-1B lottery process. Those who…
EB-2, EB-3 Priority Dates are released by the USCIS for JULY 2015. Latest Green Card Priority Dates Update – Forward & Backward Movements: India EB2 moved from OCT 1st 2008 to OCT 1st 2008 > No Movement India…