According to USCIS today, the H-1B quota is still open. On May 22, 2009 USCIS reported that 45,700 H-1B applications were received as of May 18, 2009. We at Romben Law, APC believe that USCIS will continue to accept at least 20,000 more applications since the USCIS must accept more…
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a press release on May 4, 2009 confirming that only 45,000 H-1B petitions have been received out of an allotted 65,000 available this Fiscal Year 2010 for people holding Bachelor’s degrees. USCIS also announced that they are still accepting applications to be counted toward…
Romben Law, APC has been informed that the US Consulate-General at Ciudad Juárez is modifying the way it processes waivers. Immigrant visa applicants who seek a waiver of a ground of inadmissibility at Ciudad Juárez, México should expect to wait at least two months for the waiver interview. Our Los Angeles clientele…
The USCIS (CIS) confirmed that the H-1B quota remains open. About a week ago, CIS issued an update on the count against the H-1B cap, stating that about 43,000 applications were received. This week, CIS confirms that they have received only one-thousand more applications. For advanced degree applicants, there…
Many people have been calling our office to ask “when is the last day I can file an H-1B?” The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has clarified how they will determine the “last receipt date” for an H-1B. Initially, the USCIS stated that if a sufficient number of applications…
Everyone has noticed how painfully slow labor certification (PERM) cases have become. What was normally about a 45- 60 day adjudication period has now stretched out to 7- 9 months, on average. Last week, the Dept. of Labor (DOL) announced that as of mid-March, they were working on cases that…
The May Visa Bulletin shows that all employment-based third preference (EB-3) category visas are listed as “U,” or “unavailable.” This means that the USCIS cannot issue any immigrant visas (greencards) to people who are being sponsored under the EB-3 category until next October, when the new fiscal year begins and when immigrant…
US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced the H-1B cap count today. More than 20,000 H-1B slots are still open in the regular H-1B quota. There is still time to file an H-1B application! For those holding a US Master’s degree, USCIS announced receipt of approximately 20,000 advanced degree cases, but…
Since the USCIS has received less than the maximum number of cases it can accept, employers and applicants who opted for premium processing to get an expedited response for H-1B status will begin receiving receipt notices dated April 7, 2009, which will be counted as the first day in the…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) published a confirmation of how the H-1B lottery will be conducted this year. It is anticipated that the quota will fill up in the first few days after the initial filing date of April 1, 2009. CIS has confirmed that if the agency…