Fiscal year 2011 has been a relatively slow year for H-1B usage. Whether it’s the economy or increased scrutiny of H-1B petitions or increased H-1B filing fees, I thought you might want to know that the quota is still open. As of November 22, USCIS informed the public that approximately…
The US Department of Labor recently published a report on the Foreign Labor Certification program, commonly called “PERM.” According to the report, PERM approvals and applications as a whole have been declining since 2007. In fiscal year 2008, there was a 42 percent decrease from fiscal year 2007 in cases…
New numbers from USCIS on the H-1B quota: Out of 65,000 that USCIS may approve, CIS has received 44,300 cases. This is an increase of about 2,400 since the last announcement about a week ago. As far as US advanced degree cases, where beneficiaries have received a US Master’s or…
This just in: Regular cap count is at approximately 41, 900 and the advanced degree cap has reached approximately 15,400. Looks like the advanced degree cap is soon to close, but perhaps the regular cap will still be available until the end of the year as it was last year.…
Now is that unfortunate time of year where the attorneys at Romben Law, APC start receiving phone calls from H-1B applicants who have received denials of their H-1B petitions. If someone has a denied H-1B, re-filing may be an option, but a previous denial definitely presents some challenges since any…
Still not too late to apply for an H-1B. New quota figures as of September 10, 2010: Out of the 65,000 cases that can be approved for H-1B this year, 37,400 cases have been receipted by USCIS for the regular Bachelor’s degree H-1B quota. This is up from 36,600 cases…
Yet another update to the H-1B quota, also known as the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 H-1B cap. Approximately 34,900 cases have been receipted by USCIS for the regular Bachelor’s degree H-1B quota. Approximately 13,000 cases have been receipted by USCIS for the advanced degree H-1B quota open to applicants who…
As of August 6, 2010, approximately 28,500 regular H-1B cap cases have been receipted by USCIS and approximately 11,900 advanced degree cases. Keeping in mind that H-1B extensions and changes of employer petitions don’t count against the cap, initial H-1B applicants are in good shape this fiscal year since the…
Thanks to USCIS, we have four H-1B quota updates to report in the month of July 2010: July 2, 2010: approximately 24,200 cap cases received; approximately 10,400 advanced degree cases received July 9, 2010: approximately 24,800 cap cases received; approximately 10,600 advanced degree cases received July 16, 2010: approximately 25,300…
As of July 9, 2010, approximately 24,800 H-1B petitions have been received. Our of the advanced degree cap, approximately 10,600 petitions have been receipted. The numbers are very, very slowly creeping upwards. Naturally, the H-1B numbers are a sign of the slow economic times, and that the unemployment rate is…