Visa Priority Dates for July Released
June 10, 2008
The Department of State has released the Immigrant Visa Priority Dates for July, 2008.
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Students Currently on OPT Who Are Applying For H–1B Get Their OPT Extended
April 07, 2008
USCIS has announced that students who are currently working pursuant to their Optional Practical Training, and have applied for H–1B status, will automatically get their OPT and F–1 status extended to the earlier of a denial of the H–1B Petition or October 1st.
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If Legislators Have Their Way, the Next Google Will Not Be a US Company
April 01, 2008
For the past three years, H-1B visas have run out even before they can physically be given out.
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H-1Bs Good For the US
March 10, 2008
The National Foundation for American Policy has just released a study that concludes that the hiring of one H-1B non-immigrant results in the five or more US workers.
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H-1B Visas for 2007-08 Run Out in One Day!
April 03, 2007
April 2nd was the first day that petitions for H-1B visas for the 2008 Federal fiscal year could be filed. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has accounced that it received more than enough applications on April 2nd to use up all of the 65,000 H-1B visas available.
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H–1B Caps Reached
April 08, 2008
USCIS has announced that the H–1B visa caps have been reached with the initial filings. This includes both the advanced degree cap and the regular cap.
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Some Students Will be Able to Extend their OPT for 17 Months
April 04, 2008
USCIS has announced new regulations that will permit some students who graduated with a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math to extend their Optional Practical Training by 17 months, or if they are not yet in Optional Practical Training, to receive 29 months of Optional Practical Training, when they apply.
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Immigration Restrictions Drive Jobs & Innovation Offshore
March 10, 2008
The National Foundation for American Policy has issued a study that concludes that immigration restrictions are driving US jobs abroad.
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USCIS Processing Times for Employment Based Adjustment of Status (I-485) Cases
January 31, 2008
Clients have been expressing concern and frustration over the processing times USCIS is reporting for employment based Adjustment of Status Cases. The processing times being reported by USCIS apply only to cases for which the Immigrant Visa Priority Date is current.
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