As many of you know, USCIS changed the form I-539 for Extensions, added Biometrics, which delays overall processing of H4, even if it is filed with H1B in premium processing. This article has sections that cover latest news on H4 Biometrics, process with Biometrics for H4 and User experiences. Also, more importantly, check the comments, …
As many of you are waiting for the H1B Visa 2020 lottery results and awaiting receipt notices, one of our readers shared their H1B reject notices from FY 2019, which was rejected due to a clerical error by attorney. As you can see, the person was really lucky to get selected in H1B Visa Lottery, …
USCIS announced today, April 11th, 2019 that they completed H1B visa Lottery for 2020 quota. Below is the summary of the press release. Summary of USCIS Press release on H1B 2020 Lottery Completion : H1B 2020 Lottery Completed : USCIS mentioned that they have conducted H1B lottery on April 10th . They have received 201,011 …
In the H4 EAD Lawsuit, as part of the Intervenor’s briefs submitted to court yesterday, there were two briefs : First a brief was a 38 page document submitted in the evening by Chamber of Commerce of US, IT Industry council and National Association of Manufactures with Immigration Voice listed in it as Intervenor and …
The intervenor brief was submitted today evening in the H4 EAD Lawsuit Case with the court. This is after DHS submitted their Appellee’s brief on April 1st. If you are new to this and want to know more, you should check out the full history of H4 EAD Lawsuit and Rule Removal. Let’s look at …
As you all USCIS started accepting H1B 2020 petitions from April 1st. USCIS just announced a press release indicating that they have reached enough number of petitions for the regular quota (i.e. 65,000 ). Let’s review the news summary by USCIS. Summary of USCIS News – H1B 2020 Cap Reached for Bachelors : Regular Quota …
The litigation on H4 EAD has been going on for a very long time as you can see full details at article History of H4 EAD Lawsuit and Timeline. DHS’s brief was due on April 1st, and they complied with the date by filing their brief late last night at 10:46 PM. It is a …
USCIS launched H1B Data Hub in 2019 as part of its transparency efforts to make H1B Program data available to the public. Prior to the launch, we only had H1B LCA data that was published by DOL, but USCIS data was not fully published by employer with full details. As part of their transparency efforts, …
Today, April 1st, is a big day for many of you awaiting to work in US on H1B visa. The process of H1B has changed over the last few years, where we moved away from H1B Cap being open for few months to closing out now in 5 days, that’s the state of demand for …
USCIS changed the Form I-539 and added new requirements in March 2019. As part of the change, USCIS collects Biometrics and done updates to the form and how the applications are processed for anyone using I-539. This change impacts H4, F1, L2 and many other visa holders that use I-539 form with USCIS. This article …