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USCIS runs random selection process for H-1B petitions

USCIS runs random selection process for H-1B petitions

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...

USCIS releases preliminary number of FY2009 H-1B Cap filings

USCIS releases preliminary number of FY2009 H-1B Cap filings

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...

H-1B and L-1 visa reforms passed by Congress

H-1B and L-1 visa reforms passed by Congress

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...

H-1B Cap for FY2005 nearly reached

H-1B Cap for FY2005 nearly reached

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...

USCIS Releases H-1B Cap usage for the first quarter of FY04

USCIS Releases H-1B Cap usage for the first quarter of FY04

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...