U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday, March 16th that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 cap on Friday, April 1, 2016. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS receives a properly filed petition for which the correct…
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (1/31/16)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 3/14/16 with processing dates as of 1/31/16. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Mar. 18, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Alabama, Alaska & Arizona
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015) The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and…
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 3/9/16
The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year.…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Mar. 18, 2016
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…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 3/1/16
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 3/1/16. 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; for an…
Visa Bulletin – April 2016
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the April 2016 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates…
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & District of Columbia
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015) The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and…
USCIS Teleconference – Combatting Immigration Scams
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have invited Stakeholders, and anyone affected by the organization, to a teleconference on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 between 2:00pm to 3:30pm (EST). The content of the teleconference will be how to protect yourself and your community from immigration scams and will include a…