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Guide to the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC)

Applicants who have ever tried to reach USCIS about your immigration case have likely encountered the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC) — the primary point of contact for applicants, petitioners, and attorneys. Understanding how the NCSC works, what it can [...]

By |2025-11-10T17:31:32-05:00November 10th, 2025|Articles, News, USCIS|

FY2014 H-1B Cap Update – 124,000 H-1B Cap Petitions Filed; Lottery Completed

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has just provided some updated numbers in connection with the 2014 fiscal year (FY2014) H-1B cap.      Many of our readers are aware that on Friday, April 5th, USCIS announced that they have received sufficient number of H-1B petitions to close the FY2014 H-1B cap as of Friday. [...]

By |2013-04-08T16:08:13-04:00April 8th, 2013|Articles, H-1B, News, USCIS|

Alert: FY2014 H-1B Cap Reached on April 5th

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced earlier this afternoon that they have received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the annual H-1B cap for the 2014 fiscal year (FY2014).    According to USCIS, they have received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed for beneficiaries with U.S. master's degree and more than the [...]

By |2013-04-05T20:20:55-04:00April 5th, 2013|Articles, H-1B, News, USCIS|

AAO Processing Times (March 1, 2013)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:39-04:00March 7th, 2013|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

USCIS Processing Times May Be Affected Under Upcoming Sequester

As many of our clients and readers are aware, unless Congress decides to act on a long-term federal deficit-reduction plan before March 1, the government will suffer automatic slashes under the looming "sequester" plan passed in 2011.  It will cut 8 percent from U.S. military spending and 5 percent from other domestic spending budgets.    The [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:40-04:00February 21st, 2013|Articles, News, USCIS|

AAO Processing Times (February 1, 2013)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:40-04:00February 6th, 2013|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

AAO Processing Times (January 1, 2013)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:43-04:00January 9th, 2013|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

AAO Processing Times (November 1, 2012)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:44-04:00November 14th, 2012|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

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