Blog Archive
May Visa Bulletin: Another Indication to Downgrade From EB-2 to EB-3
USCIS has just released the Visa Bulletin for the month of May 2019 and there has been little change in most categories accept in the employment based EB-3 category. While that has moved by more than ... Read More
FY 2020 H1-B UPDATES: Advanced Degree Cap Met As Well
MASTER'S CAP MET USCIS conducted the second phase of the H1-B visa lottery and announced that the Master's cap was also met for the FY 2020 H1-B visas. A combined total of 201,011 H-1B petitions ... Read More
Top 10 Reasons For H1-B Denials & RFEs – Which Ones To Expect This Year
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have received sufficient number of H1-B petitions for FY 2020 to conduct a lottery and issue foreign workers with a work visas under the ... Read More
H-4 EAD: Positive Impact on US Economy
H-4, dependent visa holders and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) that they are eligible to receive since 2015 has been in the news lately and this time it is for a good reason. A recent ... Read More
USCIS Makes H1-B Program More Transparent
The United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) in an attempt to make all functioning around the controversial H1-B non-immigrant, work visa transparent and continue to manage the ... Read More
How will the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 Affect Indians, if Passed?
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 has been placed before Congress and is at its introductory stage. There are few more hoops to jump through before a decision can be passed, either ... Read More
EB-3 Priority Dates Move Up, Per April’s Visa Bulletin
The State department has just released the Visa Bulletin for the month of April 2019 and the EB-3 subcategory for professionals and skilled workers have taken the lead this time, in all advancements. ... Read More