Travel Ban on Chad Citizens Lifted
Effective April 13, citizens of Chad are no longer subject to President Trump’s travel ban and can now apply for all US visa categories. Chad was originally placed under
Read More »Erickson in the News: H-1B application numbers fall for second year in a row
Trisha Thadani | April 12, 2018 The number of H-1B applications for the next fiscal year dipped for the second year in a row — a trend experts say could be influenced
Read More »May 2018 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the May 2018 Visa Bulletin: As previously reported in last month edition of the visa bulletin, the EB-1 category for India and China
Read More »H-1B Cap: What Happens Now?
On Friday, April 6, USCIS announced that the annual cap on new H-1B visas had been met. For the sixth year in a row, USCIS received more than 85,000 H-1B petitions within the
Read More »USCIS Reached FY 2019 H-1B Cap
On Friday, April 6, USCIS announced it had reached the mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap and the 20,000 cap for those with US Master’s degrees. Generally, applicants will
Read More »Alternative Global Destinations for H-1B Cap Applicants
With H-1B Cap FY2019 applications being filed this week, only 85,000 petitions will be selected for adjudication. If this is an employee’s “last shot” at the H-1B Cap,
Read More »Erickson in the News: H-1B visa lottery, despite changes, still leaves careers up to chance
By Trisha Thadani March 31, 2018 Updated: April 1, 2018 6:00am The H-1B visa lottery will begin again Monday, after a dizzying year of rhetoric, memos and executive orders
Read More »USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Petitions
Effective April 2, 2018, USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all cap-subject H-1B petitions. The Service anticipates the suspension to last until
Read More »What We’re Watching: Premium Processing Suspended For H-1B CAP Cases
USCIS Announces Suspension of Premium Processing for CAP Cases Update: As in prior years, this year USCIS will be suspending Premium Processing for H-1B CAP cases.This
Read More »EIG Focus: The Importance of Site Visits
While the EIG team races towards the pending H-1B Cap deadline, I was fortunate to spend some time sprinting around the San Francisco Bay Area over the past few weeks. While
Read More »THE H-4 EAD PROGRAM—WHAT’S NEXT?
On February 25, 2015, DHS published a final rule extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B workers who are applying for
Read More »High-Skilled Visa Reform Proposed by Senator Orrin Hatch
On February 14, 2018, Senator Orrin Hatch introduced proposals to the high-skilled immigration visa process. The proposed amendments aim to make it easier for foreign workers
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