News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC - November 30, 2009 As of Friday, November 27, 2009, approximately 78,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received and counted towards the H-1B cap. When this number is added to the statutory “H-1B1” set-asides of...
Background: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS), a unit created in 2004 to combat immigration benefit fraud, recently commenced an assessment of the H-1B program. FDNS previously conducted assessments in the L-1, EB-1-3 Multi-National Manager and Executive, and R-1 visa programs. Now, it is turning its attention to H-1Bs. The following is information that employers should know about FDNS and FDNS’ current H-1B assessment program.
News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC - September 24, 2009 In 2008, the annual allotment of cap-subject H-1Bs was so oversubscribed within the first few days of the filing season opening on April 1, 2008 that USCIS closed the filing period on April 7th and...
News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC - February 19, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor’s electronic portal for filing Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) in support of H-1B petitions now contains a warning to employers that have received TARP funding regarding...
News Release from Jewell & Associates - April 14, 2008 We reproduce, below, USCIS’s April 14, 2008 update on FY 2009 H-1B cap filings. USCIS Update April 14, 2008 USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1B PETITIONS WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
News Release from Jewell & Associates - April 10, 2008 We reproduce, below, USCIS’s April 10, 2008 update on FY 2009 H-1B cap filings. USCIS Update April 10, 2008 USCIS RELEASES PRELIMINARY NUMBER OF FY 2009 H-1B CAP FILINGS WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and...
News Release from Jewell & Associates - November 22, 2004 On Sunday, November 21, 2004, Congress passed the Fiscal 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4818), which contains significant amendments to the H and L visa categories. The bill will be presented to...
News Release from Jewell & Associates - August 20, 2004 Government authorities confirmed a rumor today that approximately 40,000 H-1B petitions that count against the 65,000 cap on new H-1B approvals for FY 2005 (10/1/2004 through 9/30/2005) either have been...
News Release from Jewell & Associates - January 22, 2004 In a brief statement issued January 21, 2004, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, based upon tabulations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2004 (October 1, 2004 through...
