The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has proposed to amend its regulations governing certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment and related enforcement. The proposed rule, published on October 5, 2010, would revise the methodology by which the Department calculates the H-2B prevailing wage. The proposed rule […]Read More >
The H-1B program establishes standards to protect both U.S. workers and nonimmigrant foreign national workers. A computer consulting company based out of Suwanee, Georgia has agreed to pay $1 million in back wages and interest to approximately 135 nonimmigrant workers who were temporarily employed with the company under the H-1B visa program. A Wage and […]Read More >
1. Specific Activities Eligible for B-2 Visa Category Individuals who wish to enter the United States temporarily for pleasure may be classifiable as B-2 Visa visitors provided they meet the criteria listed below. Tourism or Family Visits: individuals traveling to the United States for purposes of tourism or to make social visits to relative or […]Read More >
CIS recently announced plans to issue a proposed rule to streamline the H-1B cap petition process in an effort to efficiently manage the intake of H-1B cap petitions. The proposed rule would establish an electronic registration program for petitions subject to the H-1B cap.Rather than submitting a complete H-1B petition, the electronic registration program would […]Read More >
USCIS updated its count of FY 2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 06/11/10, approximately 22,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 9,400 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.Read More >
