USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of July 15, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 20,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 3,100 over previous three weeks). Similarly, as of July 15 , there were 12,800 H-1B visas filed subject to [...]
The May 2010 Visa Bulletin was just released by the State Department. The eighth visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 brings gradual forward across most employment-based categories except EB-2 India (no change this month, for the second month in a row). A notable movement can be seen in the EB-3 India category where the [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of December 17, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 64,200 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap. The updated count means that as of December 17, 2009, there were 800 H-1B visas left under this year’s H-1B quota and USCIS will [...]
The January 2010 Visa Bulletin was just released by the State Department. The fourth visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 and the first for the calendar 2010 does not bring much movement. For many categories, the only forward movement is in the 1-2 months range. Here is a summary of the January 2010 Visa [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of December 10, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 62,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 1,000 in the past three days). The updated count means that as of December 10, 2009, there were 2,500 H-1B visas [...]
A recent report by Open Doors, a member of the Institute of International Education provides some numbers and statistics about the foreign students currently in the U.S. According to the report, there are more than 670,000 foreign students in the U.S. – an increase of about 8% over the past academic year. This rate of growth [...]
USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1. As of November 13, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 55,600 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 900 in a week). USCIS will continue to accept petitions subject to the general cap. U.S. Masters Degrees Quota Reached USCIS has received [...]
The Department of Labor (”DOL”) has released a quarterly report covering the second quarter of 2009 (ending on June 31, 2009) which report indicates the performance measurements for four categories of labor certifications performed by DOL: H-1B Labor Condition Applications (”LCA”). The target performance rate set by DOL is seven (business) days. For the second quarter, [...]
In a report released this month, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) provides some estimates and analysis of the numbers and demographic composition of the legal permanent residents (“LPRS”) in the U.S. as of January 1, 2008 (yes, the data is 22 months old but the analysis is recent and should not have changed much [...]
USCIS has released a schedule of the inventory of pending Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status. The statistics are fairly recent - as of August 25, 2009 - and are very helpful to understanding the relative queue positions for adjustment of status applicants. How Can I Determine My Place in the AOS Queue? An AOS application’s preference [...]