United States: H-1B Cap Filings Increase by 4,700 in Four Days
As of April 13, a total of 30,300 H-1B cap cases were filed for Fiscal Year 2013, USCIS announced. This is an increase of 4,700 filings since the agency’s last count on April 9. Some 20,600 cases have...
View ArticleUnited States: H-1B Cap Filings Increase by 5,600 in One Week
As of April 20, a total of 35,900 H-1B cap cases were filed for Fiscal Year 2013, USCIS has announced. This is an increase of 5,600 filings since the agency’s last count on April 13. Some 25,000 cases...
View ArticleUnited States: H-1B Filings Increase by 5,600 Since Last Count
As of April 27, a total of 41,500 H-1B cap cases were filed for Fiscal Year 2013, USCIS announced today. This is an increase of 5,600 filings since the agency’s last count on April 20. Some 29,200...
View ArticleUnited States: H-1B Filings Increase by 4,700 Since Last Count
As of May 4, a total of 46,200 H-1B cap cases were filed for Fiscal Year 2013, USCIS has announced. This is an increase of 4,700 filings since the agency’s last count on April 27. Some 32,500 cases...
View ArticleUnited States: Another Substantial Increase in FY 2013 H-1B Cap Filings,...
As of May 18, USCIS had received 42,000 filings against the standard H-1B cap of 65,000, and 16,000 filings against the 20,000 advanced-degree exemption. This represents an increase of 5,300 standard...
View ArticleUnited States: FY 2013 H-1B Numbers Remain Available, Though Advanced-Degree...
USCIS reports that, as of May 25, it had received 48,400 filings against the standard H-1B cap of 65,000, and 17,500 filings against the cap exemption of 20,000 for foreign nationals holding U.S....
View ArticleUnited States: H-1B Cap Reached for FY 2013
The H-1B cap has been reached for the 2013 Fiscal Year. As of June 11, 2012, USCIS received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap. The cap exemption of 20,000 for foreign...
View ArticleUnited States: H-1B Cap Filing Season Opens April 1, 2013
Due to the improving economy, the annual H-1B cap is expected to be reached earlier than in recent years. Therefore, employers should plan to submit H-1B cap petitions during the first five business...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Migration Advisory Committee Proposes Reducing Shortage...
Though the MAC recommends adding several engineering occupations to the list of job titles eligible for immigration cap priority and labor market test exemptions, proposed cuts for health industry jobs...
View ArticleUnited States: Reminder: FY 2014 H-1B Filing Season Begins April 1
Demand for FY 2014 cap numbers is likely to be higher than in recent years. Employers should prepare to file their H-1B cap petitions between April 1 and April 5, 2013 to maximize the chance of...
View ArticleCanada: Québec to Cap Permanent Residence Programs, Toughen Language Standards
Between August 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, Québec will cap the number of permanent residence applications under the skilled worker program at 20,000, the investor program at 1,750, and the...
View ArticleCANADA: New Cap of 12,000 Applied to Canadian Experience Class Category for...
IMPACT – High What are the changes? Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is introducing a quota system for the Permanent Residency (PR) Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program and will accept a...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: H-1B Cap Filing Season Opens April 1, 2014
The FY 2015 H-1B cap is expected to be reached very quickly, due to expected heavy competition for cap numbers. Employers should plan to submit their H-1B cap petitions during the first five business...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: FY 2015 H-1B Cap Reminder: To Ensure Timely Petition Filing,...
Employers should assemble corporate documentation and submit LCAs to the Department of Labor as early as possible so that they are ready to file when the FY 2015 H-1B cap season opens on April 1, 2014....
View ArticleUNITED STATES: FY 2015 H-1B Cap Filing Season Opens Soon
With just over two weeks remaining before the opening of the cap season, employers should act quickly to identify their remaining H-1B cap needs to ensure that petitions can be filed on time. On...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: USCIS to Delay Premium Processing of FY 2015 H-1B Cap Cases...
USCIS will not begin to work on H-1B cap cases requesting premium service until April 28, 2014. This means that employers will wait longer for cap filing receipts and may not see agency action on...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: FY 2015 H-1B Cap Season Begins
Demand for the FY 2015 H-1B cap is expected to be very high and cap numbers are likely to be exhausted quickly. Employers should be prepared for delays as the agency works to process the large number...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: H-1B Cap Update: To Address Courier Service Delivery Delays,...
Due to reports that courier services were unable to confirm delivery of a number of FY 2015 H-1B cap cases, USCIS is temporarily relaxing its prohibition against duplicate H-1B filings. In limited...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: H-1B cap closes April 7; lottery announced
April 7, 2014 – H-1B petitions filed in the first week have exceeded the annual limits of 65,000 for undergraduate degree applicants and 20,000 for applicants holding a U.S. master’s degree or higher,...
View ArticleCANADA: Cap Figures Announced for Permanent Residence Programs
Citizenship and Immigration Canada will accept 25,000 permanent residence applications under the Federal Skilled Worker program from May 1, 2014 until the implementation of the Express Entry process in...
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