The Immigration Channel

May Visa Bulletin Released 04/16/2019The Department of State has released the preliminary May 2019 Visa Bulletin. Though unlikely, this information is subject to change from now until May 1, 2019. Below is a breakdown of the projected final action dates ... More

FY2020 H-1B Master's Cap Reached 04/12/2019USCIS has announced it received enough H-1B petitions to meet the advanced degree exemption for Fiscal Year 2020, commonly referred to as the "Master's Cap". Last week, USCIS announced it received enough petitions to meet ... More

Forbes Analyzes Rising H-1B Denial Rates 04/10/2019Today Forbes published an article entitled, "New Data Show H-1B Denial Rates Reaching Highest Levels". In this article, Forbes analyzes H-1B denial rate data from USCIS' new H-1B Employer Data Hub. Specifically, Forbes ... More

FY2020 H-1B Regular Cap Reached 04/05/2019Today USCIS announced it received enough petitions to meet the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for Fiscal Year 2020. USCIS is now determining whether it has received enough petitions to meet the 20,000 H-1B master's ... More

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions 03/11/2019Today USCIS announced it is resuming premium processing service for all H-1B petitions effective tomorrow, March 12, 2019. This announcement concludes USCIS' incremental resumption of premium processing for H-1B petitions. USCIS originally ... More

USCIS Announces Grace Period for New I-539 03/04/2019USCIS has announced a grace period for the new I-539. Specifically, it will publish the new form on March 8, 2019 and accept the existing version of the form through March 21, 2019. ... More

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for More H-1B Petitions 02/19/2019Today USCIS resumes premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. USCIS previously resumed premium processing service for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B cap petitions. The suspension of ... More

March Visa Bulletin02/15/2019 The March 2019 Visa Bulletin continues to show slow advancement for most retrogressed visa categories. Below is a breakdown of the final action dates for the EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories.EB-1: All geographic regions continue to have ... More

DHS Finalizes H-1B Cap Changes 01/31/2019Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that changes how USCIS will conduct the annual H-1B cap lottery. USCIS is proceeding with its proposal to conduct the regular H-1B cap lottery ... More

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for FY2019 H-1B Cap Petitions 01/28/2019Today USCIS resumes premium processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those filed under the master's cap. USCIS' suspension of premium processing for other H-1B petitions remains in effect. ... More