March 20, 2019
USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Lottery Updates for Fiscal Year 2020
On March 19, 2019, USCIS announced that it will accept H-1B Cap petitions for Premium Processing under a “two-phased approach.” First, cap petitions requesting a change of status will be permitted to file an I-907, Request for Premium Processing concurrently with the H-1B Cap...
read moreMarch 19, 2019
ADHS Has Opened One Slot for the FY-2019 J-1 Waiver Program
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced that it will accept applications for one remaining slot in the 2019 Conrad 30 J-1 waiver program, on a first-come, first-served basis. Conrad 30 J-1 waivers are for clinical physicians, as opposed to teaching or research...
read moreMarch 12, 2019
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing on All H-1B Petitions and Announces Procedural Changes for Form I-539 Filings
USCIS has resumed Premium Processing on all H-1B petitions as of today, March 12, 2019. For petitions that have received a Request for Evidence, a premium processing request should be filed with the response. For H-1B petitions that have been transferred to a different...
read moreFebruary 15, 2019
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed on or before December 21, 2018
On February 15, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting Premium Processing requests for H-1B cases filed on or before December 21, 2018. Premium processing is a service by which USCIS normally guarantees a response within 15 calendar...
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