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PROPOSED IMMIGRATION REFORM FOR TECH WORKERS-- SENATE REINTRODUCES BI-PARTISAN BILL
February 3rd, 2015
On Tuesday January 13, 2015, a bi-partisan coalition of Senators reintroduced the “Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2015 (S. 153).” The Immigration Innovation Act aims to reform the current immigration system for high-skilled workers. Th…
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Categories: Immigration Blog
Approved H-1Bs with October Start Date Can Begin Filing Visa Applications
July 8th, 2014
The Department of State (DOS) can now begin processing visa applications for beneficiaries of approved H-1Bs with a 10/1/14 start date. Based on the authority under 9 FAM 41.53 N8.4(b), U.S. Consular posts have authority to issue visas up to 90 days…
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Categories: Immigration Blog
US CIS Reaches FY2015 H-1B Cap
April 7th, 2014
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (US CIS) has announced today, April 7, 2014, that it has received enough petitions to meet the FY2015 H-1B statutory cap (65,000) and the U.S. advanced degree exemption (20,000). Before completing the random s…
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FY2015 H-1B Cap Expected to be Rapidly Reached
January 20th, 2014
US CIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions on Monday, April 1st, for the new fiscal year starting on October 1, 2014. It is expected that USCIS may receive more petitions than the allowable H-1B cap during the initial acceptance period. If this occur…
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