Senator Grassley's letter to Director of USCIS to ensure accountability in H-1B visa program
WASHINGTON – One year after an internal assessment showed extensive fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program, Senator Chuck Grassley today i...
USCIS switched back to Chart A for all employment-based categories, locking out thousands of Indian applicants who were eligible under Chart B in April. EB-2 India holds at July 15, 2014. Here is what to expect next month and why the Trump travel ban is artificially distorting dates...
Read full analysisJuly 2012 Visa Bulletin will be first bulletin for Q4 — FY 2012. EB3-India could advance to 22 September 2002. EB3-China could advance to 15 September 2005. EB2-India and EB2-China would stay Unavailable until September 2012. Note — predictions are based on educated guess. Please take with a grain of salt...
Read full analysisHow many I-485 applicants are before you in the queue? How many years will it take? Based on USCIS I-485 inventory data, this calculator tells you exactly how many applicants are ahead and estimates your green card timeline with optimistic, realistic, and worst-case scenarios including custom spillover assumptions...
Open calculatorSending a letter to USCIS on job change after invoking AC-21 portability is a gray area — but it is always better to inform them proactively. Complete FAQ plus ready-to-use sample letters you can send to USCIS to protect your I-485 pending more than 180 days...
Read and download lettersWASHINGTON – One year after an internal assessment showed extensive fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program, Senator Chuck Grassley today i...
As of September 18, 2009, approximately 46,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced deg...
Questions & Answers: Pending Employment-Based Form I-485 Inventory Q: Why is the wait so long for my employment-based green card? A: A v...
WASHINGTON - U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued instructions on making inquiries with the agency's four Servi...
As of August 28, 2009, approximately 45,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree...
As of July 3, 2009, approximately 45,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree ca...
As of June 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree c...
A little-noticed measure passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor will extend in-state tuition rates at Washington stat...
There are few reports that applicants who applied for H1B FY 2010 are receiving I-797 Approval with visa validity less than 3 years. This is...
As of June 19, 2009, approximately 44,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree c...
WASHINGTON—USCIS announced today that effective June 29, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition ...
Mr. Charles Oppenheim of the Department of State Visa Office recently issued predictions for the movement of priority dates for the remainde...
As of June 12, 2009, approximately 44,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree c...
July 2009 visa bulletin is out. As predicted, the cutoff date for China in the EB2 category has retrogressed to January 1, 2000. The June Vi...
As of June 5, 2009, approximately 44,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree ca...
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act last month–that would reform the ...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department has begun an investigation into whether the recruiting practices of some of the largest technology co...
As of May 29, 2009, approximately 45,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree ca...
As of May 22, 2009, approximately 45,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree ca...
On May 19, 2009, Canada removed all the occupation related to Computer and Software Engineering from H1B AINP Occupations under Pressure li...