The Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has developed a new web-based tool, the H-2A Job Registry, allowing the H-2A visa aspirants to search and retrieve temporary agricultural jobs with unprecedented ease and timeliness. This new tool was developed to comply …
On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Department of State published its Schedule of Fees for Consular Services in the Federal Register. The schedule includes fees for passports, immigrant visas and other consular services. The changes will take effect on July 13, 2010, 15 days after …
The USCIS has recently updated the count of H-1B visa petitions received and counted towards the H-1B cap for the fiscal year 2011 employment.
As of June 25, 2010, USCIS has received approximately 23,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 10,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption.
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
| Cap Type | Cap Amount | Cap Eligible Petitions | Petition Target | Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap | 65,000 | 23,500 | ……. | 06/25/10 |
| H-1B Master’s Exemption | 20,000 | 10,000 | ……. | 06/25/10 |
USCIS has informed that it will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits.
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) presents many of the complexities of immigration policy. Most people undergoing the immigration process want to know, “What does this mean for me?” At this early stage, there is no clear answer. However, the proposal outlined recently provided a roadmap and …
The federal government has expanded its immigration record-sharing program throughout Virginia in an effort to ensure illegal immigrants are identified if they land in local jails. The program, called Secure Communities, allows local police officials to crosscheck inmate or arrestee fingerprints with federal immigration records. …
