For the current August 2009 visa bulletin click here.
The third category is still unavailable.
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Visa Bulletin: August 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
H1-B Cap Count for FY 2010 as of June 23, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged H-1B on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
USCIS reports that for the fiscal year 2010, approximately 44,500 H1-B petitions have been received. The cap for the H1-B is 65,000 for this year. All of the cap-exempt categories of the H1-B have NOT been met.
The USCIS is therefore still accepting H1-B petitions.
Visa Bulletin: July 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The new visa bulletin for July 2009 is available, please click here.
In the employment visa category, it should be noted that the entire 3rd Preference (including “Other Workers”) is unavailable.
May 2009 Visa Bulletin
Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The new May 2009 Visa Bulletin is out.
Click here for the May 2009 Visa Bulletin.
Silicon Valley Hampered by Immigration Laws
Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Times discusses the problems that Silicon Valley firms face when attempting to recruit world wide talent. Currently, the article has a very interesting multimedia widget next to it that shows graphically the countries of origin for certain occupations. For example, Vietnam contributes the highest number of foreign workers to the hairdresser and [...]
February 2009 Visa Bulletin
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Visa Bulletin on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The February 2009 Visa Bulletin is out and ready to be perused.
There is movement for certain employment based categories. In particular the Employment 2nd has shown movement for those petitioning from India and China. However, in the 3rd UNSKILLED category, there is retrogression for those from China, Mexico, and India (different in the regular 3rd [...]
Visa Bulletin January 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The new visa bulletin for January 2009 is now available.
As far as the employment based visas go, there hasn’t been any significant change since the last bulletin. Some of the dates have moved forward a month or so. There has been no retrogression.
The “Other Workers” category date is now March 15, 2003.
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