The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H2B Visa petitions received by the USCIS for the second half of FY2011 and first half of FY2012. As of August 12, 2011, USCIS receipted 30,810 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the second half…
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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
After an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security (HSI) Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr. were sentenced in a forced labor conspiracy on December 10. It was uncovered during the investigation that Manuel and Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corporation, were forcing…
Question #1 – Temporary Work Visa – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Can your firm sponsor my H-1B or find a company to sponsor me? I am ready to come to the U.S. and work, I have a BS in Computer Science and three years experience in computer programming. What is the…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker until April 9, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-129. The purpose of this form is for employers to petition for an alien to come…
The H-2B visa category allows U.S. employers in industries with peak load, seasonal or intermittent needs to augument their existing labor force with temporary workers. Congress has set the numerical limit for H-2B visas at 66,000 per fiscal year. The Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 (SOS…
In a Leadership Journal entry issued by the Acting Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), several rule changes to the H-2B program were proposed. Little about the program has changed to accommodate employers’ needs or improvement in worker protections. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing…
The Administrative Appeals Office recently withdrew the decision of the Director, Vermont Service Center and remanded the matter to him for further action and consideration. In the aforementioned case, the Petitioner is a Mississippi Limited Liability Company supplying labor and industrial services for the marine and petroleum/chemical industries in the…