Category: Work Visa

USCIS Suspends Premium Processing For All H1-B Petitions

3/5/2017

USCIS Suspends Premium Processing of All H1-B Petitions

On Friday, March 3, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed on or after April 3, 2017. At present, USCIS believes that this suspension may last up to 6 months.

While H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker which requests the H-1B nonimmigrant classification.

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America’s April Fools’ Lottery Is No Laughing Matter

2/17/2017

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America's April Fools' Lottery Is No Laughing Matter

Many U.S. employers annually circle April 1 on their yearly calendar. This day marks the first day of filing for a number of work visas. For a number of years (and most probably this year), that day also marked the day when all of the available visas are going to be exhausted. Due to the low number of available visas, and the large number of applications, the government resorts to a "lottery" to determine which applications are going to be adjudicated. Many employers will spend thousands of dollars to prepare an application in an attempt to hire a qualified foreign worker, only to discover that they "lost" the work visa lottery.

Click "Read More" to read an article that gives some perspective on the work visa "lottery." This article was written by Eleanor Pelta (AILA Past President) and is included with permission from AILA.

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USCIS Suspends Premium Processing For All H1-B Petitions

America’s April Fools’ Lottery Is No Laughing Matter

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