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H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and ...

Over the decade, over 14 percent of all initial petitions were submitted by cap-exempt employers, and only a few employers (fewer than 1 percent) ...

Bloomberg Law Reports USCIS Policy Limiting H-1B Petitions Could ...

According to Bloomberg Law, a case pending in federal district court could put a stop to USCIS' practice of issuing of H-1B approvals that are only valid ...

H-1B and OPT Cap-Gap Extensions | Berkeley International Office

The H-1B is a nonimmigrant status that permits temporary employment in "specialty occupations" . Many H-1B petitions are subject to a "Cap". The cap refers to ...

USCIS Reports Latest Count of H-1B Petitions Received Toward Cap

USCISbegan to accept petitions for H-1B visas that are subject to the Fiscal Year 2013 Cap on April 2, 2012. The current annual Cap on ...

The H-1B Visa, Explained - Boundless

Expanded Eligibility: While basic H-1B requirements remain unchanged, there's a shift towards prioritizing applications from U.S. college graduates including ...

Fiscal Year H-1B (2025) - Weaver Schlenger LLP

Approval of FY H-1B petitions is still dependent on USCIS adjudication (for qualifying specialty occupation, employer-employee relationship, etc.). Registration ...

New H-1B petitions for FY2022 again follow online registration and ...

The lottery was conducted from the registrations instead of the full petitions, as had been done in previous years. Only those employers whose ...

Performance Data | U.S. Department of Labor

Annual Report Performance Data. FY 2016 Report. Please click on the state ... H-1B, H-2B, H-2A. Total Applications Processed, 41, 177, 89, 1. Total Applications ...

H-1B Visa | International Scholars Office - MIT

These petitions must be submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by the ISchO. Please note that attorneys are not authorized to prepare or ...

H-1B Incidental Employment

The H-1B category allows employment incident to status only with an employer who has had an H-1B petition approved by USCIS on behalf of the beneficiary.

Report that USCIS has increased rates of RFEs and denials of H-1B ...

This Biden administration policy modifies the Trump-era policy identified in this entry. Data released by USCIS indicates that denial rates for H-1B petitions ...

20 CFR Part 655 Subpart H -- Labor Condition Applications ... - eCFR

(ii) H-1B nonimmigrants by providing a copy of the LCA to each H-1B nonimmigrant at the time that such nonimmigrant actually reports to work, in the manner ...

Cap Gap to H-1B | ISSC | ASU

An employer filed a timely Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) requesting a change of status to ...

Tech and outsourcing companies continue to exploit the H-1B visa ...

The H-1B visa program was created to fill labor shortages in professional fields and could be a valuable temporary work visa program, ...

H-1B Status | Faculty Affairs - Texas A&M University

Federal regulations require the filing of a new petition with USCIS to report material changes to an H-1B holder's employment prior to the actual planned change ...

Maintaining H-1B Status | International Student and Scholar Office

Employment RestrictionsH-1B petitions are granted to the hiring department only, and H-1B positions are governed by the details of the LCAposted during the ...

H-1B Petitions to Get Online Filing Option Starting in February

Employers seeking to sponsor H-1B specialty occupation workers starting next month will have an online filing option and be able to set up organizational ...

New USCIS Data Show H-1B Denial Rates Remain Low - Forbes

... H-1B petitions ... In April 2022, USCIS reported, “For FY 2022, we received 308,613 H-1B registrations .

H-1B - UB Immigration Services - University at Buffalo

H-1B petitions are filed by the employer, not the employee. In order to be eligible for H-1B status at the University, the individual must receive a job offer ...

Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To ...

... and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for the filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in