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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.

We all have some ideas about the H-1B visa lotteries for the last few years, but did you know when did the H-1B cap had been reached a few years back? Here’s a table that shows when H-1B visa cap had been reached in the last few years, particularly from 2005 to 2009. Dates when…

Last year (2008), Bill Gates had requested U.S. Senators to increase the limit for H-1B visa quota. More than 160,000 applications were submitted for the 65,000 General Cap and 20,000 for Advanced Degree slots. The USCIS hasn’t made any announcements yet regarding H-1B visa applications for this year (2009). But there are some proposals and…

Last week, all H-1B visa applicants became curious to know the impact of the New H-1B rules that would prevent companies receiving TARP funding to hire H-1B visa workers. It looked like that new H-1B visa rules will be passed to become a law. However, it looks like things took a dramatic turn today behind…

Read about the New H1B Memo 2010 that was passed on Jan 8, 2010. Find out if you are affected. New H1B Visa Rules were introduced in the Senate few days back. US Senate approved new bill  that restricts companies that receive stimulus funding (TARP) from hiring H1B Visa holders. Restriction doesn’t mean they cannot…

  I have witnessed first-hand about the challenges of finding a job in the field of Biotechnology. You have a far greater option to find a job with a professor as Research Associate in a university setting than a company. start applying for jobs for Cap-Exempt H1B category and through corporate companies. Try major in…