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Preparing for your working visa this April 2009 - Atty. Mike Templo - 1/2/2009
This means that the petitioner (US Employer) can file an I-129 petition for non-immigrant worker as early as April 1 of each year.  This seems like a filing start date but in reality, the April 1 date is more like a deadline than the earliest date of filing. 

Obama's DHS pick may find support for raising H-1B cap at confirmation hearing - computerworld - 12/23/2008
The Connecticut senator's most recent action on the program came in April, when he backed legislation seeking a major increase in the number of H-1B visas that are issued..

McCain Resumes Talk of Comprehesive Immigration Reform - Washington Post - 5/22/2008
Shellye Archambeau, CEO of the software company MetricStream, told McCain she was worried about the decline in H1B visas, which go to highly skilled workers ...

Dim outlook for H-1B changes in this Congress - CNET - 5/12/2008
The U.S. Congress won't be beefing up the number of H-1B visas anytime soon, the chief legal adviser to an influential Republican predicted Monday...

USCIS proposal to increase period of TN visa - USCIS - 5/12/2008
USCIS Announces a Proposal to Increase Periods of Stay for TN Professional Workers From Canada or Mexico...

How to handle being cheated by an employer H1b - Blog - 5/5/2008
You current employer is required by law to pay you the salary as stated on your labor certificate. you employer is certainly violated one of the provision of your H1b. 1) you can report your case to the your local/states Department of ...

Coming to America: Getting visas to do business in Silicon Valley - Techcrunch - 5/2/2008
In particular I’ve been concerned about H1B visa quotas that severely limit the number of foreign workers that can come here legally. ...

What If I Don't Want the Change of Status to H1B after its Approval - Murthy - 4/25/2008

See few useful points after you get your H1b approved:
Employee Unaware of Approved Change of Status to H1B
Employee Has Multiple H1Bs with Different Employers for Change of Status
F-1 OPT with H1B Pending Now Wants 17-Month OPT Extension


House Republicans Move To Increase H1B Visa Quota - Techcrunch - 4/21/2008
The current H1B program, which allows companies to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the US for up to three years. It is a primary way for Silicon ...

USCIS TO ALLOW F-1 STUDENTS OPPORTUNITY - AILA - 4/18/2008

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it would allow F-1 students who are the beneficiaries of selected H-1B petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2009 to request a change of status in lieu of consular notification...


USCIS Ran H-1B Lottery on April 14, 2008 - AILA - 4/14/2008

USCIS ran H1b lottery today. People who filed in premium processing should get notice in 2 weeks.


USCIS RELEASES PRELIMINARY NUMBER OF FY 2009 H-1B CAP FILINGS - AILA - 4/10/2008

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a preliminary number of nearly 163,000 H-1B petitions received during the filing period ending on April 7, 2008. More than 31,200 of those petitions were for the advanced degree category....


USCIS received 163000 H1b applications - Austin American-Statesman - 4/10/2008
By Eunice Moscoso | Thursday, April 10, 2008, 03:09 PM Requests for H-1B visas reached all all-time high this year, with nearly 163000 applications received ...

USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap - USCIS - 4/8/2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009.  USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B...

USCIS to approve more H1B visa petitions - NDTV - 4/8/2008
At least a few thousand more applicants, in addition to the Congressional mandated cap of 85000, in both categories, would receive approval notifications on ...

Tech companies win small victory in H-1B push - CNET - 4/7/2008
The US Department of Homeland Security has given high-tech companies a piece of good news: foreign graduates of American universities won't necessarily be ...

Great News: 17-Month Extension of OPT for Certain Highly Skilled Foreign Students - DHS - 4/7/2008
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released today an interim final rule extending the period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) from 12 to 29 months for qualified F-1 non-immigrant students...

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Annual Lottery Open for Skilled Foreign Workers - TFM - 4/7/2008
From April 1 through April 7, the Vermont Service Center in Saint Albans, VT, will be busy processing new H-1B Specialty Occupation Applications for ...

Giffords plan aims to double number of H-1B visas - Sierra Vista Herald - 4/7/2008
US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recently introduced a bill that would double the number of H-1B visas that are available to ...

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions Sent to California or Vermont Service Centers - USCIS.gov - 4/4/2008
Temporary Accomodation Made for FY 09 Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions....

No worry for H-1B FY2009 Cap-Subject Petitions Received at the Wrong Service Center - AILA - 4/4/2008

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will not reject an H-1B petition that is subject to the Fiscal Year 2009 cap solely on the grounds that it was received at the wrong service center ...


FY2009 H1B Cap Filing Procedures and Update on Reentry Permits - Murthy.com - 4/4/2008
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service's (USCIS) Service Center Operations (SCOPS) office responded to questions from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on March 19, 2008. These questions addressed H1B cap filings for the Fiscal Year 2009....

Lawyers body slams US Cong for broken immigration system - Trading Markets - 4/3/2008
Due to existing caps on the highly-skilled H1B visas, the domestic companies were facing the music as specialised job quotas were filled up on the first day ...

H-1B crisis: Cisco has 1504 US job openings to fill - NetworkWorld - 4/3/2008
As of January 2008, Cisco had 1504 US job openings that require a BA, professional degree or higher. The supply of H-1B visas has been exhausted before the ...

US Senators sent a letter to top 25 H1b visa recipient companies - MBT - 4/2/2008
United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter today to the top 25 recipients of approved H-1B visa petitions in 2007, ...

Thousands of H1B applications filed on first day - NDTV - 4/2/2008
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday started receiving thousands of applications for the much coveted H1B visa -- the employment ...

USCIS Interim Rule on H-1B Visas - USCIS.gov - 4/1/2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) transmitted an interim final rule to the Federal Register ...

Senators target H1b visa loopholes - Business Week - 4/1/2008
Companies flooded the US government with applications for more high skilled H-1B visas on Apr. 1, the first day of the annual application ...

More Than 150000 Applications Expected for 58200 H-1B Visas - Business Wire - 4/1/2008
Today is the first of five busy days at the Vermont Service Center. Located in the sleepy town of Saint Albans, VT...

 
 
  
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