by Rani Emandi | Apr 8, 2020
Due to a glitch in its new registration system, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) did a major mistake and denied more than 100 – and possibly hundreds of – H-1B registrations filed for new H-1B petitions. This majorly happened due to a glitch in its...
by Rani Emandi | Apr 8, 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, US businesses across the US are facing challenges in paying salaried employees in light of business revenue slowing down and employers are forced to make tough decisions including reducing workers’ hours or laying off workers....
by Rani Emandi | Apr 1, 2020
On March 18, USCIS announced the temporary suspension of its routine face-to-face services. This announcement was made in alignment with the effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, and protect its workforce. All routine face-to-face services, including all interviews...
by Rani Emandi | Mar 30, 2020
Today March 30, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the completion of the initial selection process for 65,000 H-1B work visa cap for the fiscal year 2021. USCIS randomly selected registrants from the pool of submitted...
by Rani Emandi | Mar 30, 2020
On March 27, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that USCIS is taking measures to maximize flexibility for Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) by extending the deadline to respond by 60 days. This decision...
by Rani Emandi | Mar 27, 2020
Today March 27, 2020, the USCIS has received the maximum electronic registrations since the start of the period 3/1/2020 to date for the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap). USCIS conducted the random selection process out of all the registrations submitted...