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As a result of employers and foreign nationals looking for alternatives to the H-1B cap, the Department of State (DOS) and USCIS have advised that there has been a significantly high demand for visas in the EB-1 category. DOS has said that should demand continue to...

The demand for the EB-2 employment-based category is also very high.  As a result of the ongoing high demand for visa numbers for EB-2 India and lack of access numbers from EB-2 worldwide which could have been used for India, the EB-2 India final action date...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently released the latest "SEVIS By the Numbers," a quarterly report on international student trends prepared by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The report notes that nearly 1.2 million international...

The June 2016 Visa Bulletin published by the Department of State indicates that during the past two months, there have been extremely high levels of employment-based demand for adjustment of status cases filed with USCIS. This resulted in the retrogression of final...

It is currently taking USCIS over five months to adjudicate regularly filed H-1B extensions. This is not yet causing a problem with the employees’ lawful presence and work authorization because H-1B workers are allowed to work and reside in the U.S. for 240 days...

Each year we provide you with frequent updates throughout the H-1B petition process. In this post, we are reviewing all of our posts so you can easily review any helpful information. FAQ's: Alternatives to Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions? For detailed information on how we...

USCIS has issued a public notice proposing to increase the filing fees for most immigration petitions and applications. The proposed increase is significant and affects petitions filed by employers to secure work authorization of skilled workers. Some of the proposed...