Month: March 2013

According to a USCIS News Release:  “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 cap on Monday, April 1, 2013. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS receives a properly filed petition for which the correct fee has been submitted; not the date that the petition is postmarked.”

Please note that the 65,000 petition cap is expected to be exhausted early this year, perhaps in the first week of April.  Employers should therefore file petitions as soon as possible.  Congress should increase the H-1B quota  as part of any comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

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The Visa Bulletin for April 2013 is now available.

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It is that time of year again. On June 11, 2012, the H-1B cap for FY-2013 was exhausted and on April 1, 2013, the USCIS will again begin accepting petitions for cap-subject and Master-cap H-1Bs for FY-2014

The fiscal year for 2014 begins October 1, 2013, the earliest start date that may be requested for such cases.  The USCIS will accept 65,000 cap-subject petitions plus an additional 20,000 petitions where the beneficiaries are graduates of US colleges or universities who have earned at least a Master degree.

This year our office has once again seen an increase in demand for new H-1Bs.  Although anecdotal, this trend suggests that numbers may not be available for very long.  The good news is that when we see demand for H-1Bs increase, it is usually a good barometer for how the country’s economy is doing as it means that employers are not only hiring, but are seeking some of the best and brightest foreign nationals as well.

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According to an article on bostonglobe.com:  “President Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, renewing a measure credited with curbing attacks against women a year and a half after it lapsed amid partisan bickering.”

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