April 12, 2018
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019
USCIS announced today that it received 190,098 cap-subject H-1B petitions during the filing period from April 2-6, 2018. On April 11, 2018, USCIS conducted a random, computer-generated, lottery selection process, to choose the 65,000 regular cap petitions and the 20,000 “master’s cap” petitions that...
read moreApril 11, 2018
U.S. Department of Labor Confirms Employers May Retain PERM Audit Files Electronically
During the most recent Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) confirmed that employers may electronically retain PERM audit file documents. OFLC noted that with the move toward electronic communications, it is highly unlikely they would need...
read moreApril 06, 2018
The Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Visa Cap Has Been Met
Please be advised that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has met and exceeded the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2019 (FY19). USCIS announced that it has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 cap during the filing period from April 2, 2018 to April 6,...
read moreMarch 29, 2018
USCIS Adopts Decision Defining “Related Entities” for Petitions Filed in the H-1B Cap Lottery
In the days leading up to the FY2019 H-1B cap filing deadline, USCIS has adopted the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision in Matter of S- Inc. and has directed adjudicators to reject multiple H-1B petitions by related entities for the same beneficiary in the...
read moreMarch 20, 2018
USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
Starting April 2, 2018, USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 cap. This suspension is expected to last until September 10, 2018 and USCIS will notify the public before Premium Processing resumes for cap-subject...
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