Overview The H-1B classification allows foreign nationals to accept professional assignment with U.S. employers after the employer has obtained an approved labor condition application from the Department of Labor. The H-1B visa category is reserved for employers who look to hire a foreign national possessing at minimum a baccalaureate degree to fill a specialty occupation position within the company. The petitioning employer is […]
Coming Soon: The H-1B Visa Lottery
Unselected H-1B Petitions Returned
As of yesterday, USCIS announced that it had returned all of the unselected cap-subject H-1B petitions submitted for FY2016. This means that of the roughly 233,000 petitions that were filed, after the 20,000 advanced degree cap petitions and 65,000 general category petitions were selected, the remaining 148,000 unselected petitions should have now been returned to […]
New Employment Authorization Guidance for Some H-4 Dependent Spouses
Yesterday, USCIS announced new filing guidance for some H-4 dependent spouses desiring employment authorization. Per USCIS, the guidance is only applicable to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders: H-4 dependent spouses may apply for employment authorization if the H-1B nonimmigrant: Is the principal beneficiary of an approved Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien […]
FY 2016 H-1B Visa Lottery Season in Review
USCIS announced last week that it had completed the H-1B visa petition lottery process for FY 2016. This means that of the estimated 233,000 H-1B petitions that were filed, all of the 20,000 advanced degree cap petitions and all of the 65,000 general category petitions were selected for review. USCIS is now in the process […]