USCIS reports increase in H-1B visa applications compared to last year
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12:43 12/04/2012
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported a large increase in skilled foreign worker H-1B visa applications during the first week of this year's application season. USCIS has received...
India lodges complaint against US H-1B and L-1 visa fees
10:44 11/04/2012
The Indian government has lodged a complaint about the US at the World Trade Organisation over the increase in US visa fees. India claims that the H-1B and L-1 visa fees are too high and discriminate...
Microsoft stresses importance of US H-1B visa for IT companies
10:46 10/04/2012
This week, as employers began filing petitions for the popular US H-1B work visas, Microsoft stressed the importance of the visa in keeping America's IT companies competitive. "While the vast...
Organisations warn US of employers substituting L-1 visa for H-1B
10:57 09/04/2012
This week the US began accepting applications for the popular H-1B visa program. While the H-1B visa has been a popular visa among IT workers for a long time, critics are saying that the L-1 visa is...
India concerned about US H-1B visa rejection rates
10:30 03/04/2012
India's commerce minister told his US counterpart this week that he is concerned about the rising rejection rates for applications made by Indian tech workers to obtain H-1B visas in the US. Commerce...
US immigration to begin accepting H-1B applications starting 2 April 2012
19:09 13/03/2012
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting fiscal year 2013 H-1B visa applications on Monday 2 April 2012 for employment with a start date of 1 October 2012 or later...
