Tag: H-1B premium processing
H-1B Visa Opens March 6; New Regs Affect Filing Fees, Selection Process
The H-1B visa allows American employers to temporarily hire highly skilled foreign professionals (a total of 85,000) in occupations that require specialized knowledge that many…
H-1B Visa Initial Registration Opens March 1
On Friday, January 27, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B visa cap will open at 9 a.m. Pacific on March 1 and run through 9…
H-1B Visa Initial Registration Opens March 9
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many California businesses still face difficult choices as they confront revenue loss and uncertainty in the future — which has…
COVID-19 Impacts H-1B Visa Applications, Processing
As of noon, Eastern time on March 20, the initial (and brand-spankin’ new) 2021 H-1B Visa application process officially closed, and the U.S. Citizenship and…
Simplified H-1B Visa Application Process Starts March 1
This year, applying for one of those 85,000 H-1B visas begins a month earlier than in years past — and requires a lot less work…
H-1B Visa Cap Reached
As suspected, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hit the congressionally-mandated cap on regular H-1B visa petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2020 within its first…
H-1B Filing Season Began April 1, Brings Changes
The H-1B filing season for fiscal year (FY) 2020 began Monday, April 1, 2019. If you have workers who need these U.S. work visas, prepare…
H-1B Visa Premium Processing Resumes
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 cap-subject H-1B visa petitions. The…
