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10,200 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (May 6, 2011)
By Tiyalaw at May 15, 2011 | 4:39 pm | 0 Comment
10,200 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (May 6, 2011) As of May 6, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 10,200 H-1B Regular Cap, and 7,300 H-1B Master’s Exemption. H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone more...
Green Card , Green Card - Others , Green Card via Family , Green Card via Work , Immigration News , USCIS Case Status , Visas , Work Visas
7,100 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (April 15, 2011)
By Tiyalaw at April 20, 2011 | 6:20 am | 0 Comment
7,100 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (April 15, 2011) As of April 15, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 7,100 H-1B Regular Cap, and 5,100 H-1B Master’s Exemption 20,000. These numbers include cases that are still pending or have been approved but do not include petitions that have been denied. H-1B more...
Green Card , Green Card via Work , Immigration News , Visas , Work Visas
Immigration Relief for Japanese and Other Nationals from the Pacific Stranded due to the Earthquakes and Tsunami
By Tiyalaw at March 11, 2011 | 7:57 pm | 0 Comment
Immigration Relief for Japanese and Other Nationals from the Pacific Stranded due to the Earthquakes and Tsunami On March, 11, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Japanese and other foreign nationals from the Pacific stranded in the United States due to the earthquakes and tsunami devastation, and who have exceeded or are about to more...
Immigration News , Other Visas , Others , Visas , Waivers , Work Visas
USCIS Office Closures Due to Severe Snow & Ice Storms Will Not Affect Cases and Responses Timely Filed
By Isabel Davila at February 4, 2011 | 7:26 pm | 0 Comment
On February 4, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that many of its offices are closed due to severe snow and ice storms. The USCIS service centers such as the Texas and Nebraska Service Centers are closed during the week of January 31, 2011. Many USCIS field offices are also closed. For the latest update on USCIS office closings, more...
Immigration Forms , Immigration News , USCIS Case Status , USCIS Processing Time
FY2011 H-1B Visa Cap Has Been Reached!
By Tiyalaw at January 30, 2011 | 6:20 pm | 0 Comment
H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for specialty occupation foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone on to apply for and obtaining green card status. On January 27, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received sufficient H-1B cap petitions to meet the statutory more...
Immigrate to the U.S. via Green Card Lottery (DV Lottery): Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program
By Isabel Davila at January 19, 2011 | 11:46 am | 0 Comment
Each year, the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program (DV lottery)(also known as green card lottery) makes 50,000 immigrant visas available to eligible applicants who are selected in the lottery. To qualify for the lottery, an applicant must be a native of one of the listed country; and have the U.S. equivalent of a high school diploma, or have 2 years of related more...