Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 Pre-Registration for 2019 Cap-Subject H-1B In The Works The Department of Homeland Security released its list of rules that it plans to update, and the H-1B program made … Continue reading >Pre-Registration for 2019 Cap-Subject H-1B In The Works
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 29, 2018 Cap Gap Work Authorization Ends On October 1st for H-1B Applicants USCIS sent out a reminder today that students in F-1 status, waiting on their H-1B adjudications, are no longer permitted … Continue reading >Cap Gap Work Authorization Ends On October 1st for H-1B Applicants
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 25, 2018 USCIS Processing Times Are Getting Longer Longer waits, longer applications, and higher fees are the unfortunate reality for persons and businesses seeking immigration benefits with U.S. … Continue reading >USCIS Processing Times Are Getting Longer
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 6, 2018 Premium Processing Price Hike, Suspension USCIS will raise the price for Premium Processing on October 1st, from $1225 to the odd number of $1410. Premium … Continue reading >Premium Processing Price Hike, Suspension
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on May 23, 2018 USCIS Narrows Meaning of a Specialty Occupation USCIS is challenging employers on whether their positions fit the definition of a “specialty occupation.” It has become for the … Continue reading >USCIS Narrows Meaning of a Specialty Occupation
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 12, 2018 USCIS Receives 190k H-1B Applications for 85k Spots Demand continues to outpace supply for H-1B petitions. For this year’s cap lottery, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received 190,098 … Continue reading >USCIS Receives 190k H-1B Applications for 85k Spots
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on February 6, 2018November 4, 2020 H-1Bs Are Now In Season H-1B season is officially upon us. H-1Bs are the nonimmigrant work authorization for persons in specialty occupations. Specialty occupations are … Continue reading >H-1Bs Are Now In Season
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 New Rules Restricting H-1Bs and H-4 Work Authorization May Be Coming Soon The Office of Management and Budget recently published its Agency Rule List for Department of Homeland Security for Fall 2017. … Continue reading >New Rules Restricting H-1Bs and H-4 Work Authorization May Be Coming Soon
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 5, 2017November 4, 2020 Administrative Actions Making Immigration Harder I am often asked whether the Trump Administration is impacting immigration law. The headline news concerns travel bans from certain … Continue reading >Administrative Actions Making Immigration Harder
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 Matter of T-O-S-U- : Precedent H-1B Decision for Physicians of National or International Renown USCIS has announced new evidentiary standards for determining whether a physician is one of national or international renown for H-1B … Continue reading >Matter of T-O-S-U- : Precedent H-1B Decision for Physicians of National or International Renown
