U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap, (65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption). They also completed sending non-selection notifications…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the October 2022 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: October 2022 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…
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…
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, USCIS announced that it has reached the H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2023. September 12, 2022 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2023. The “final receipt date” is the date…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap, (65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption). They also completed sending non-selection notifications…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule which clarifies how the DHS will administer the public charge ground of inadmissibility against a noncitizen. This rule restores the historical understanding of a ‘public charge’ that had been in place for decades, until the Trump Administration changed the interpretation…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the October 2022 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)…
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.…
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List of some of the Top News Stories related to Immigration: CBS News (cbsnews.com), 8/31/22: The facts behind the high number of migrants arriving at the border under Biden The United States still has too many migrant arrivals along the U.S. southern border that are straining government resources! This…