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USCIS updated the H1B cap count numbers yesterday. As of November 12th, 2010 the updated H1B petition filing numbers since last week are: New 1,000 Cap eligible H1B visa petitions were filed under regular Quota. New 200 cap eligible H1B petitions under Advanced degree cap. November 12th, 2010 USCIS official H1B cap count update : …
My friend recently got his H1B visa stamped in Chennai, India. He was kind enough to take time and articulate every step of the visa stamping experience in an intriguing way. Thanks to him for sharing his wonderful H1B visa stamping experience. As most of you, who got H1B petition approved in 2010, might be going …
As most of you know, there was a bill that was signed into law by the President in August to increase the H1B and L1 Fee in order to support the borders… It was called Public Law 111- 230. It was effective from August 14th, 2010. Read this article for some background details: USCIS: H1B …
USCIS announced the final rule to increase the application fee they charge for various immigration and naturalization services. In fact, about 90% of its budget comes from the fee paid by applicants for immigration benefits. They review it every 2 years or so to keep up with the costs and inflation. Overall, the average application …
Getting lucky and being picked in the H1B Lottery is one part and the long wait that comes after filing the H1B petition is another different thing. Many applicants may or may not know that they can check the H1B Visa processing times on USCIS website by USCIS Service Centers. This article is a guide …
On Aug 13 2010, President Obama signed Border Security Bill into law. Besides bunch of other things, this law increases the fees that need to be paid by certain H1/L1 petitioners. Following President Obama’s signature, USCIS released details on the new fee structure: – The new fees will be applicable on any H1 or L1 …
Updated : September, 2015 USCIS had a conference call today to discuss the implementation of the H1B and L1 Fee increase by $2000. As most of you know, president Obama signed the fee increase into law last week Friday. The public law 111-230 signed by president will be in effect immediately. Read H1B and L1 …
There has been so much buzz all over the news and blogosphere about the H1B and L1 $2000 fee hike for petitions. The bill was passed last week in Senate and it was passed in House today. They say the rule is any revenue generating bill has to be passed in house. Anyways, there was …
Recently few days ago senate passed a bill that says H1B visa fee increase by $2000… As I was reading economic times today, they highlights the impact of the H1B and L1 fee increase to Indian software companies. The tricky part is, American based companies like Microsoft and Intel are not impacted by this because …
H1B Visa processing by USCIS can vary greatly depending on the service center you filed with and the processing type you chose. When you apply for an H1B petition with USCIS for the first time, or transfers, or extensions, you may wonder about the processing times, delays, typical processing times, if there is an SLA, …