New data has been released on cap-subject H-1b petitions. USCIS only allows 65,000 cap-subject petitions each year to be filed with USCIS. From the 65,000 petitions, there are currently 29,000 pending petitions that need a decision.There are 21,968 approved petitions, with 7,078 denied petitions. Taking the approval/denial ratio into consideration,…
The numbers through the third quarter of 2012 for H-1B petitions is in. Through a FOIA request made by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the number of H-1B petitions that have been submitted, approved, denied, and withdrawn have been released. So far this year, 128,893 petitions have been submitted to…
A recent study conducted has shown that there is a high demand for skilled H-1B workers in metropolitan areas. An analysis of the geography of H-1B visa requests — particularly in the metropolitan areas with the highest demand between 2001 and 2011 — reveals that demand for H-1B workers has…
More changes coming. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a proposed revision of ETA Form 9035 and its instructions. Form 9035 is more commonly known as the Labor Condition Application (LCA), and is required for all H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visa petitions. The proposed revisions would, among other…
A memo was released recently through the National Foundation for American Policy which provided a revealing analysis in which data reveals high denial rates for L-1 and H-1b petitions submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Analysis of new data obtained from USCIS reveals the agency has dramatically increased…
At the American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference today, we heard updates about the increased H1B visa RFE’s and rate of denials. As the practice of H1B filings will continue to become more complex, it is important to know how to file and document H1B cases in specific occupations to increase…
A great update from AILA, the pace of filing cap-subject petitions increases as USCIS closes in on reaching the H1B cap. The week of May 7, it was receiving an average of 840 per day . The next week it was 1060, the next week 1280, and the week of…
So the race is on, only a few days left for the H1B cap to be reached. USCIS has received approximately 55,600 H-1B petitions subject to regular-cap (for bachelor’s degree holders) and 18,700 H-1B petitions subject to master-cap (for U.S. advanced degree holders). Therefore, there are about 9,400 spots available…
Still time to apply for H1B Visas, but numbers are running fast. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, as of May 18, 2012, it has received approximately 48,400 H-1B petitions counting towards the congressionally-mandated 65,000 limit. USCIS also confirmed that it has received approximately 17,500 H-1B petitions for…
USCIS has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions subject to regular-cap (for bachelor’s degree holders) and 16,000 H-1B petitions subject to master-cap (for U.S. advanced degree holders). Therefore, there are about 23,000 spots available under the regular-cap, and 4,000 spots left under the master-cap. Hurry and file fast.