Immigration News

FY2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Figures Near 15,000

July 7, 2006

USCIS updated the current cap count with new data gathered as of July 6, 2006. The number of approved and receipted pending petitions now has reached 14,249. Approximately 700 H1-B Advanced Degree petitions have been received but have not yet been data-entered and receipted. The combined approximate total as of July 6th is 14,949.

If history is our guide, members should expect to see a steady increase in submissions now that will continue until the cap is reached.

(4/29/2008)
Update on OPT Extension

(4/28/2008)
Update on H-1B "Cap-Gap"

(4/14/2008)
USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for H-1B Petitions

(4/10/2008)
USCIS Releases Preliminary Number of FY 2009 H-1B Cap Filings

(4/08/2008)
USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap

(4/04/2008)
17-Month Extension of Optional Practical Training for Certain Highly Skilled Foreign Students

(4/02/2008)
USCIS and FBI Announces Joint Plan to Eliminate the Backlog of Name Checks Pending with the FBI

(3/20/2008)
Naturalization Interviews to be Conducted on Saturdays, Sundays and After Normal Business Hours on Weekdays

(3/19/2008)
USCIS issues Interim Final Rule on H-1Bs

(3/19/2008)
Three High-Skilled Visa Bills Introduced into the House

(3/17/2008)
Regulation on H-1B Duplicate Filings Cleared for Publication

(3/05/2008)
USCIS Biometric Changes for Re-entry Permits and Refugee Travel Documents

(2/27/2008)
DOS Announces Visa Section Closed at U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

(2/22/2008)
Higher Civil Fines Against Employers for Immigration Violations

(2/20/2008)
More on Processing of Adjustment Applications

(2/15/2008)
USCIS Consolidates Biometrics Appointment Letters for Adjustment of Status Applicants

(2/14/2008)
USCIS Update on EAD Extension Applications

(2/13/2008)
DHS Collects 10 Fingerprints at SFO

(2/07/2008)
US ICE Issues An Advisory For Employers To Increase Awareness Of Employment Authorization Fraud

(2/04/2008)
New CIS Policy On Name Checks In Adjustment Cases