Earlier this afternoon the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 in favor of final passage of S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" which seeks to provide a comprehensive immigration reform. We have provided an overview and analysis of S.744 when it was introduced in the U.S. Senate on April 16, 2013 and [...]
The H-1B season is well underway and we have received the first “official” updates on the FY2013 cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 2 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of April 9, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 17,400 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap. Similarly, as of April 9, there were [...]
The H-1B season is well underway and there are some “unofficial” updates on the FY2013 cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 2 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of April 4, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 17,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap. Similarly, as of April 4, there were approximately 5,000 [...]
The H-1B season is well underway. Yesterday we reported on the Vermont Service Center's H-1B FY2011 numbers as of April 5. Today, USCIS released the first "official" FY2011 information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of April 8, 2010, USCIS has received [...]
The Vermont Service Center (VSC) of USCIS has released the first "semi-official" Fiscal Year 2011 H-1B numbers. As of close of business on Monday, April 5th, VSC has received a total of 9,525 cap-subject H-1B petitions. Of those, 6,791 were "regular H-1B cap" and 2,734 were "master's cap" petitions. Note that this information is for [...]