http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com Bridging the Divide Between Global Business and Geographic Boundaries Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:16:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The annual cap for new H-1B visas is set by Congress at 65,000 new visas per year, not including the 20,000 H-1B visas available under the U.S. advanced degree cap exemption. As of July 2, 2010, approximately 24,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has reported receipting 10,400 H-1B petitions ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-1b-visa/h-1b-visa-cap-count/ The annual cap for new H-1B visas is set by Congress at 65,000 new visas per year, not including the 20,000 H-1B visas available under the U.S. advanced degree cap exemption. As of April 1st, the “filing season” for new H-1B visas was officially underway. USCIS has ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-1b-visa/h-1b-cap-count-2/ The U.S. Department of State ("DOS") published an interim final rule that raises the fees that U.S. consular posts charge for processing nonimmigrant visas. Prior to June 4, the fee was $131 for all nonimmigrant visa categories. Under its new fee schedule, the DOS now charges varying fees depending on ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/consular-processing-updates/fee-increases-consular-processin/ E-Verify is a web-based system which permits enrolled businesses to determine whether their employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has recently launched a redesigned website for employers using USCIS’ E-Verify Program.  According to the USCIS press release, the recent updates include ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/e-verify-system/redesigned-web-site/ USCIS recently announced that, as of May 21, it had approved 26,422 H-2B petitions of the 47,000 allocated for the second half of the fiscal year. This latest count includes 25,178 approved and 1,244 pending petitions. The H-2B cap set by Congress is 66,000 per fiscal year, with 33,000 to be ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-2b-visa/uscis-updates-the-h-2b-count/ The annual cap or quota for new H-1B visas is set by Congress at 65,000 new visas per year, not including the 20,000 H-1B visas available under the U.S. advanced degree cap exemption. As of April 1st, the “filing season” for new H-1B visas was officially underway. United States Citizenship and ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-1b-visa/h-1b-cap-count/ The recent surge in first quarter corporate profits is reportedly translating into increased hiring for certain industries, especially the technology industry.   Some believe this rapid growth in the technology sector is the beginning of a new product cycle, often referred to as the "mobile internet tsunami", which some believe will ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-1b-visa/increased-h-1b-usage/ This is an article recently written and published by Anthony F. Siliato, Esq. and Scott R. Malyk, Esq. of the Immigration Law Group of Meyner and Landis, in conjunction with UK Counsel, Edward Wanambwa and Esther Martin, who are specialists in UK business immigration law at CM Murray LLP in ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-1b-visa/us-and-uk-business-immigration-issues-for-employers/ The Immigration Law Group of Meyner and Landis LLP has recently learned that Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) inspectors have been issuing expedited removal orders to certain H-1B nonimmigrant workers seeking re-entry into the United States at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.  Reportedly, the H-1B visa holders targeted ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/h-1b-visa/cbp-inspection-newark-airport/ Following last Tuesday's devastating earthquake, DHS Secretary Napolitano announced the designation of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Haitian nationals who were present in the United States as of January 12, 2010.  USCIS plans to publish the TPS designation in the Federal Register this week.  TPS is a temporary designation for qualified ... http://www.corporateimmigrationlaw.com/temporary-protected-status-tps/tps-haiti/