Recent Posts in H1B Visas Category
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What Is the Mandatory Electronic Registration Process for H-1B Visas?
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The H-1B visa allows U.S. employers to hire outside of the country if they cannot find enough qualified workers in the U.S. The employer petitions on behalf of the potential foreign employee, and the employee obtains a temporary, nonimmigrant visa that expires in 3-6 years. This type of visa has a very narrow set of requirements. You must either be: A highly specialized worker; A researcher and ...
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USCIS will resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, Feb. 19, for all H-1B petitions filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018. If you received a transfer notice for a pending H-1B petition and you are requesting premium processing service, you must submit the premium processing request to the service center now handling your petition. You should also include a copy of the transfer notice with your premium ...Continue Reading -
DHS's Changes to the H-1B Visa Lottery Process
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.On January 31, 2019, DHS published a final rule which makes two significant changes to the H-1B visa lottery process. The rule (1) adds an electronic registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, and (2) it reverses the order by which USCIS will select petitions under the H-1B cap and the advanced degree exemptions. The final rule will become effective April ...Continue Reading -
USCIS to Resume H-1B Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt Petitions
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions effective immediately. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year. Additionally, there is an annual “master’s cap” of 20,000 petitions filed for beneficiaries with a U.S. master’s degree or higher. Premium processing will resume for petitions ...Continue Reading -
Department of State Verification Emails
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.During the H-1B visa application process at the U.S. consulates, consular officers may choose to request client verification for the H-1B beneficiary. It is understandable that an unsolicited e-mail from an unknown sender claiming to be from the U.S. government may seem suspicious in this age of fraud and scams. The verification emails are being sent from a contractor at the Department of State ...Continue Reading -
H-1B Program Updates
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3, 2017. All cap-subject H-1B petitions filed before April 3, 2017, for the FY 2018 cap will be rejected. The H-1B program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the application of a body of highly specialized ...Continue Reading -
Third Country Nationals Can Apply in Vancouver for U.S. Visa
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.Third country nationals (TCN) – a person seeking immigrant status in one country but actually intends to reside in another country – may begin applying for their first H-1B visas at the United States Consulate General in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The announcement comes from the American Immigration Lawyers’ Associations Department of State Liaison Committee. It should ease immigration ...Continue Reading -
How to Avoid RFE on Your H-1B Visa Application
Posted By Akula & Associates P.C.When the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reviews an H-1B visa application for specialty employment, there is a lot of information the agency will need to review. If any bit is missing, the applicant will receive a Request for Additional Evidence, more commonly called an RFE. For many people who deal with the USCIS and immigration law, an RFE is a notorious form that ...Continue Reading -
H-1B Petitions to Be Available at Nebraska Service Center
Posted By Akula & Associates, P.C.Foreign specialists holding an advanced degree in their career field will soon need to send their visa petitions to the heart of the United States. The Nebraska Service Center in Lincoln has stated that it will begin accepting certain H-1B petitions starting July 1, 2016. In particular, it will accept Form I-129 for H-1B and H-1B1 (for Chile/Singapore Free Trade) petitions in the circumstances ...Continue Reading
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