Following the executive actions by President Obama in November 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced new rules for certain H-4 dependent spouses. These changes are set to be effective on May 26, 2015. An H-1B visa is an employment-based visa that allows certain […]
H-1B Visa Deadline/Lottery
Each year, USCIS accepts 65,000 bachelor’s degree H-1B petitions and 20,000 master’s (and higher) degree H-1B petitions. In 2013, USCIS met and exceeded these numbers. USCIS received over 124,000 H-1B petitions during the first five business days beginning April 1, 2013. Last year, USCIS also met and exceeded these numbers. USCIS received over 172,500 cap-subject […]