Headlines: 1. FY 2013 H-1B Filing Season Rapidly Approaches – Beginning on April 2, 2012 (because April 1 is a Sunday), employers may file cap-subject H-1B petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2013, for employment starting on October 1, 2012, or later. 2. Witnesses Discuss Controversial DHS OIG Report at House Hearing – The report, which […]
Headlines: 1. Over One Million Employers Use E-Verify; USCIS Announces Expansion of Self-Check – Employers are now using E-Verify at more than one million worksites. Also, USCIS announced that Self Check is now available in all 50 states; Washington, DC; Guam; Puerto Rico; the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. […]
Headlines: 1. DOJ’s Office of Special Counsel Lists Employer Best Practices During Worksite Enforcement Audits – The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices released do’s and don’ts for employers facing ICE audits. 2. USCIS Announces Several Thousand EB-5 Green Cards Issued So Far in First Quarter of FY 2012, […]
Headlines: 1. China, India Visa Number Priority Cut-Off Dates Move Forward – The China and India cut-off dates continue to move forward, in some cases at a rapid rate. 2. U.S. Consulate in Chennai Stops Processing Immigrant Visa Petitions – The U.S. embassy in New Delhi and U.S. consulate in Mumbai are now the only […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Announces Several Thousand EB-5 Green Cards Issued So Far in First Quarter of FY 2012, Releases Latest Stats – Between October and mid-January, 2,364 EB-5 green cards were issued. At that rate, over 9,000 EB-5 visas might be issued this fiscal year, which is very close to the statutory cap of 10,000. […]
Headlines: 1. ETA Announces 2012 Adverse Effect Wage Rates for H-2A Workers – The AEWRs range from a low of $9.30 per hour in Mississippi and Louisiana to a high of $12.26 per hour in Hawaii. 2. USCIS Changes Stand-Alone I-130 Filing Locations – USCIS has changed the filing locations for Form I-130, Petition for […]
Headlines: 1. State Dept. Implements Fee Increases for Certain Consular Services – Affected services include nonimmigrant visas and border crossing cards. 2. Sen. Grassley Puts ‘Hold’ on Per-Country Limits Legislation – Sen. Grassley said that he has “concerns about the impact of this bill on future immigration flows.” 3. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on […]
Headlines: 1. H-1B Cap Reached for FY 2012 – Petitions for new employment of an H-1B will not be accepted again until April 1, 2012. 2. House Votes To End Per-Country Limits on Employment-Based Immigration Visas – The measure could benefit skilled Indian and Chinese workers and high-tech companies in the United States. 3. Labor […]
Headlines: 1. H-1B Numbers Dwindling Fast, File Now! – Once the numbers under the cap are gone, the next opportunity to file will be April 1, 2012, for work to begin October 1, 2012. 2. USCIS Issues Draft EB-5 Memo – USCIS seeks stakeholder input on “foundational issues” before providing greater detail. 3. Employers May […]
Headlines: 1. H-1B Numbers Dwindling for FY 2012, File Now! – Once the numbers under the cap are gone, the next opportunity to file will be April 1, 2012, for work to begin in FY 2013. 2. EB-2 India, China EB-2 Visa Numbers Jump; Other Visa News – The November employment-based second preference cut-off date […]