Don’t forget, MVP Law Group has been accepting cap-subject H1B cases since the beginning of February 2013. Although cap-subject cases cannot be filed before April 1st, there is work to be done preparing a good case for filing. All of this work must be done in advance, so that the…
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USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2014 on April 1, 2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, March 15th that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 cap on Monday, April 1, 2013. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS receives a properly filed petition for which the correct…
Important Reminder – H-1B cap opens April 1st
Don’t forget, MVP Law Group has been accepting cap-subject H1B cases since the beginning of February 2013. Although cap-subject cases cannot be filed before April 1st, there is work to be done preparing a good case for filing. All of this work must be done in advance, so that the…
H1B CAP NEWS: USCIS Announcement Regarding Premium Processing for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
The filing period for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2014 numerical cap begins on April 1, 2013. USCIS anticipates that it may receive more than 65,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions and more than 20,000 petitions filed on behalf of individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher between…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of March 1, 2013. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is current;…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on February 5, 2013 with processing dates as of December 31, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of February 1, 2013. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is current;…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on January 4, 2013 with processing dates as of November 30, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of December 1, 2012. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The current processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is…
EAD – The Ins and Outs as an Option for Employment
Many people seem to be wondering whether they should work based on their employment authorization documents (EADs). This dilemma is likely tied to the large number of individuals who were able to file adjustment of status applications (I-485s) in late 2011 or early 2012. For these individuals, the option of…