H1B Historical Data – Lottery vs 85K Quota, Masters vs Regular Split

USCIS H1B Historical Data and Stats

As part of the H1B Registration Process regulation document, DHS revealed many of their internal H1B statistics data regarding petitions filed, overall lottery numbers, premium petitions, US masters vs Regular quota filings, etc. This H1B data used to be only provided on request and not widely published to everyone. Now, it is officially published. Below …

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H1B Visa Pre-registration Requirements Proposed Rule, Lottery, Analysis

H1B Visa Pre-registration Rule USCIS for Lottery News and Analysis

As announced in Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda, DHS and USCIS published the proposed new H1B petition pre-registration rule in Federal Register for public review and comments. It had an expected date of Oct 2018 for Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), but got delayed to December. Actual proposed rule document is 139 pages. We will …

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F1 to H1B COS (Change of Status) Denied Letter(Real) by USCIS

F1 to H1B Visa Change of Status Denial Letter info

F1 visa status to H1B Visa Change of Status(COS) is one of the most common application types filed with USCIS. Unfortunately, some of the COS are denied due to various reasons, couple of these are not maintaining proper status by exceeding the unemployment days allowed and not having training plan compliance as per regulations. Unfortunately, …

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Complete Guide to ECR vs Non-ECR (ECNR) Category in Indian Passport

ECR vs Non-ECR - ECNR Indian Passport Meaning and Info

Many of you applying for an Indian Passport will come across this question: “Are you eligible for Non-ECR Category?”. It can be confusing between ECR and non-ECR as many of us are not sure what they mean. Also, you may be asked for emigration clearance for employment in certain foreign countries for ECR passport holders. …

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