Rachel Browning’s Legal Blog

            The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today that as of August 14, 2009, it had received approximately 45,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions.  In addition, approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will therefore continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient [...]

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            U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is reopening the fiscal year 2009 H-2B petition filing period and will now accept new H-2B petitions.  Although USCIS had previously determined on Jan. 7, 2009, that it had approved a sufficient number of H-2B petitions to meet the annual cap of 66,000, the [...]

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           Once again, the USCIS has announced that it is still accepting filings for H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2010 program.  As of May 18, 2009, USCIS has received only 45,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap.  Additionally, the agency has received approximately 20,000 petitions for aliens with advanced degrees, but it [...]

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            The USCIS has announced that as of April 20, 2009 it has received approximately 44,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap; thus it is continuing to accept petitions subject to the general cap. In addition, the USCIS has received approximately 20,000 petitions for aliens with advanced degrees; however, it will continue to accept advanced [...]

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            One of the more frustrating experiences for foreign nationals seeking to enter the U.S. can be consular processing – the application for a visa to enter the U.S. at the U.S. Consulate of the alien’s home country.  While the initial determination of an applicant’s eligibility for a visa lies with the Department of Homeland [...]

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