The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2016 within the first week of the filing period for the third consecutive year. USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption. H-1B Visa Cap Count for 2016 Congress has limited the number of new individuals that can enter the US in the H-1B category per year. This year, the H-1B visa ... Read more

Many professional are waiting for news updates on their recent H1B Petition for 2016.  They wait in anticipation for their petitions to reach USCIS in time.  If the employer, received notification from the delivery service that the H1B Petitions package may be delayed or damage, the stakeholders are advised take proper actions. Here is quick alert on the next action steps to take,  from USCIS to take when you filed the petition in a timely matter but it was mishandled by the delivery servic... Read more

On March 30, 2015, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a notice that Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, is now available in the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). In November 2014, USCIS organized a 3-day limited introduction of Form I-90 in USCIS ELIS to gather user feedback. On the basis of this feedback, Form I-90 was improved. USCIS is currently processing the applications that were filed during this introductory period a... Read more

On March 26, 2015, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced two operational changes to balance its overall workload. On March 27, 2015, USCIS began transferring some cases of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, from its Vermont Service Center to the California Service Center in order to balance the case processing workload. Form I-130 is filed by any US citizen or lawful permanent resident petitioning to bring their eligible family members to the US. Cases fil... Read more