September 27, 2017
ADHS Set to Open its FY-2018 J-1 Waiver Program
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced that it will begin accepting applications for the 2018 Conrad 30 J-1 waiver program on October 2, 2017. Conrad 30 J-1 waivers are for clinical physicians, as opposed to teaching or research positions. To be considered...
read moreSeptember 18, 2017
USCIS will resume Premium Processing for H-1B visa petitions subject to the 2018 Fiscal Year cap
USCIS announced today that Premium Processing will resume for H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year 2018 cap. This includes the cap limit of 65,000 H-1B visas as well as 20,000 additional visas for workers with a U.S. master’s degree or higher. Premium...
read moreSeptember 18, 2017
Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Will Open On October 3, 2017
Each year the U.S. Department of State conducts a “lottery” of qualified applicants from under-represented countries, selecting 50,000 individuals who may then immigrate to the U.S. and receive their “green cards.” The applicants must register online and meet the following basic requirements: Must have...
read moreAugust 31, 2017
USCIS Expanding In-Person Interview Requirement to Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that they will begin expanding the in-person interview requirement to certain applicants seeking permanent resident status. Specifically, USCIS will now require in-person interviews for the beneficiaries of (1) adjustment of status applications based on employment and...
read moreAugust 28, 2017
Voice Your Organization’s Support for the H-1B Program
Recent pronouncements by the federal government and negative media stories have questioned the benefits of employment-based immigration and in particular the H-1B program. As you likely know, U.S. businesses use H-1B visas to gain access to sought-after skills of foreign professionals, many of whom...
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