H1B Visa – Temporary Work Visa to USA for High Skilled Workers. Read the articles under this section to learn about USCIS, H1B Visa Rules, Cap Count, Lottery Selection and other FAQ questions, answers about with H1B Visa. Go here to learn about H1B 2014 Lottery Results.
The USCIS recently released a new H-1B memo called the “Neufeld Memo“. It takes aim at mainly Indian H-1B IT workers at third-party client job sites. The Neufeld Memo insists that there must be an employer-employee (H-1B) relationship at all times throughout the requested period of H-1B employment. On one fateful day, January 11, 2010,…
The Tracker for H-1B Visa Cap count updates from USCIS for FY 2010. H-1B Application Start Date: April 1, 2009 Regular Cap: 65,000 Advanced Cap: 20,000 The figures listed below are approximates from the USCIS. Visit this page frequently to know the latest updates. USCIS publishes these figures on a weekly basis. Did you apply…
One of our blog readers received a 5 Page RFE on H-1B visa 2010 petition. If you have any thoughts/solutions on this RFE, you can definitely write your comments.
Do you know why questions related to H-1B Visa petition pose so many problems? This is because every person have unique and, at times, strange situation. Here is one such example: Question: Hi! I’m in a strange situation. I’m currently working on my post completion OPT (expires on October 2009) in a very good and established…
Many H-1B 2010 visa applicants are still waiting to receive their receipt numbers. If you haven’t received your receipt number, here’s one way to get the H-1B Receipt Number by calling USCIS. It looks like the USCIS writes the receipt number on the back of the check when depositing the check. So, by looking at the…
The USCIS updates H-1B visa petition status based on your case progress. What does "Approval Notice Sent" mean? Anne Asks: Application Type: I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER Current Status: Approval notice sent. Does it mean my case got approved? I looked at NAFSA website about “Practice Advisory: H-1B Cap-Gap For F-1 Students” and it…
Around 42,000 H-1B visa petitions had been received under the General cap and about 20,000 in Advanced Degree cap. However, how will I know if my employer had submitted my application? First of all, why do you have this question in mind? I can think of a couple of scenarios: You applied through a consulting…
Now that we know that there will just be a mini-lottery for H-1B visas, many questions have emerged that need to be answered. You can find the answers to the questions below if you had read all the H-1B visa related articles in this blog. However, I doubt that anyone is going to read some…
International students taking MS usually have this kind of question if they are applying for H-1B visa before graduation.
Hello guys, April 1 is less than 15 days away, so many employers and consultants are now busy preparing to apply for H-1B visa petitions. There is an interesting discussion going on where everyone is targeting one person because he is planning to apply through 5 consultants to guarantee that he gets his H-1B visa.