US H-1B advance degree exemption update
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11:37 19/06/2006
As previously reported, all of the 66,000 H-1B visas for the Fiscal Year 2007 (FY 2007) have been allocated and further applications have not been accepted since 26 May, 2006. Holders of an H-1B may...
US tech industry pushes for more H-1B visas
14:18 13/02/2006
President Bush's recent call for more visas for skilled foreign workers increases the likelihood that relief is on the way for U.S. technology firms that say they are struggling to fill key positions...
Does the US need more H-1B visas? What do you think?
15:55 18/08/2005
Are 65,000 H-1B visas enough per fiscal year? Does the US need to increase the quota? Critics say the system is being abused by companies to bring in foreigners at lower wages even when there are...
Additional US H-1B visas being used more slowly than anticipated
10:42 25/05/2005
After pushing to increase the number of H-1B guest worker visas available this year, US employers have not been rushing to use them. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on 23 May said it...
New Fees for US H-1B and L-1
10:23 03/01/2005
President Bush has signed into law changes affecting the non-immigrant visa categories H-1B and L as announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). The Omnibus Appropriations Act...
US - H-1B Cap 25% Full for FY 2005
12:42 18/06/2004
The quota on United States class H-1B work visas for the fiscal year 2005 has already been one-quarter filled. TheAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has just provided anupdate on the H-...
