All posts by Harun Kazmi

On June 12, 2012, the USCIS has declared that all 65,000 and the additional 20,000 for Master Degree petitions have been taking. The USCIS stated: “On June 11, 2012, USCIS received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY 2013. On June 7, 2012, USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B …Read More

  On June 4th, the USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap subject H1-B petitions. As of June 1st, 55,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 18,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.  

  On May 30th, the USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap subject H1-B petitions. As of May 25th, 2012, 48,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 17,500 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.  

On May 23rd, the USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap subject H1-B petitions. As of May 18th, 2012, 42,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 16,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. In addition, the UCSIS has confirmed a delay in issuance of I-129 receipts. Due to the high number …Read More

On May 8th, USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap subject H1-B petitions. As of May 4th, 32,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 13,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

  On May 1st, USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap subject H1-B petitions. As of April 27, 2012, 29,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 12,300 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.   Based on this demand, the H1bs will likely be gone sometime in June.  

  On April 24th, USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of April 20, 2012, 25,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 10,900 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.  

On April 19th, USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of April 13, 2012, 20,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 9,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. This is not a significant jump from the first week of filing. There were approximately …Read More

U.S. embassies and consulates are sometimes forced to limit or, at times, suspend visa services because of natural disasters, civil unrest, war, and/or security concerns, among other reasons. The list below notes the U.S. embassies and consulates that currently provide limited visa services, locations where visa services are suspended, and countries that do not have …Read More

The USCIS has recently informed us that 22,323 cap-subject H-1B petitions have been received as of April 4, 2012. Approximately 25% of these cases are for U.S. advanced degrees. Based on this announcement, approximately 17,000 of the 65,000 “regular” H-1B cap-subject petitions have been filed and 5,500 “Masters” H-1B cap-subject petitions. Last year, it took …Read More