A few days ago I reported that H-1B visas sold out in less than a week. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) this is the first time this has happened since 2008. USCIS received approximately 124,000 applications within 4 days. The agency already conducted the lottery to select ... Read more
The H-1B visas available for fiscal year 2014 sold out in just 4 days. As I reported to you last month, the April 1st deadline to file applications was to open and due to the high demand, I predicted that they would sell out in the first few weeks. But it was quicker than that. ... Read more
Yesterday I reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had decided to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Honduras and Nicaragua. Today DHS published an official notice in the Federal Register for each country and provided instructions on how to ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has temporarily suspended the processing of most Forms I-129 used for H-2B petitions for temporary nonagricultural workers. H-2B visas are used to bring foreign nationals to the United States for a limited period ... Read more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Honduras and Nicaragua. Individuals from these countries will be able to remain under the program's protection for another 18 months beginning July 6 ... Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today through the Federal Register that it will begin offering an electronic version of Form I-94, Entry-Departure Record, to streamline the admissions process for nonimmigrants traveling to the United States. This change ... Read more
Just 3 months after extending free telephone assistance hours to include Saturdays, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will eliminate the service. The agency will also cut two hours per day of telephone assistance to the public Monday through Friday. The elimination of telephone hours ... Read more
More than 469,530 requests for deferred action have been submitted since the USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 469,530 requests between August 15 and March 14, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS ... Read more
This week in my "Immigration Consultation" column published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I explain how to apply for an H-1B visa. Here is the column: One of the ways to legally enter the United States on a temporary basis is through the H-1B visa that is extended to professional foreign workers in specialty occupations. A ... Read more
This week in my "Immigration Consultation" column published online by several impreMedia publications, including LaOpinión.com, I continue to explain what is the provisional waiver of punishment law and how to apply for this new immigration benefit. Here is the column: The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) yesterday, March 4, 2013, began to ... Read more
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