Gardner and Taylor is a boutique business and family immigration law firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it conducted the H-1B visa lottery earlier today. The agency announced last week that it had received enough H-1B petitions to reach the 65,000 visa statutory cap, as well as the 20,0000 visa advanced degree cap for FY2016. USCIS received about 233,000 H-1B petitions during this […]
USCIS confirmed earlier today in a news release that it has reached the congressionally mandated cap for H-1B visas for FY 2016. This means that since April 1, 2015, USCIS has received 65,000 or more H-1B petitions, as well as 20,000 or more H-1B petitions from foreign professionals with graduate degrees from U.S. universities. This […]
The 2015 H-1B cap season is almost over. Today practitioners nationwide will rush to the FedEx drop off locations to file tens of thousands of H-1B cases. In a few short weeks, you will know whether you are among the lucky 65,000 that got picked in the lottery. If you happen to be among the […]
We love underdog stories. Americans love underdog stories. Everyone loves underdog stories. Everyone once and a while, we’ll use this space to highlight an awesome immigrant story. This story from CNN highlights the story of a son of a Mexican immigrant that came to the United States under the Bracero Program. Great story. Read more […]
We live in a global economy. Many domestic businesses operate in one or more foreign countries. Alternatively, sometimes foreign businesses wish to open an office or factory in the United States. These businesses frequently have the need to transfer employees with specialized knowledge from their foreign offices to work in their U.S. offices. These “specialized […]
