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Immigration Alert: April 2013

by Patrick Brady, Robert Groban, Jang Hyuk Im, Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/2/2013

In This Issue: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Debate Begins! USCIS Reports That H-1B Cap Is Reached in First Week; New Form I-9 Becomes Effective on May 7, 2013; CBP Announces Form I-94 Automation; DOS Permits Access to...more

Expand paths for legal immigration

by Susan J. Cohen, William Weld | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/1/2013

It's time for both Democrats and Republicans to recognize the many compelling reasons for overhauling our current immigration system. Start with the economic arguments, which are overwhelming. Our high-tech visa...more

Immigration Reform 2013—Update

by Nicole Brooks, Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/30/2013

In the February/March 2013 issue of the Immigration eAuthority, we outlined the respective proposals for immigration reform put forward by both the President and a bipartisan group of eight senators. We also noted that...more

Immigration Law Alert - April 2013

by Larry Stringer | Dickinson Wright on 4/24/2013

A number of current immigration matters deserve your attention and consideration: 1. USCBP Announces the Advent of the Paperless Form I-94 for Air and Sea Arrivals, Effective April 26, 2013. 2. Immigration Reform –...more

Employers and Employees: Take Note of Senate’s Immigration Reform Bill

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/23/2013

The bipartisan bill on immigration reform introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday of this past week does not even have a number assigned to it yet, but already it has drawn more attention and support than any prior attempt...more

Senate Releases Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill

by Diane M. Butler | Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 4/18/2013

Following are some highlights for the comprehensive bipartisan immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate on April 17, 2013. H-1B Cap Raised, but New Restrictions on Temporary H-1B Workers. In an effort promote...more

Employers Rush to Fill All H-1B Foreign Worker Slots

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/17/2013

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) announced that it had already reached the statutory limit of 65,000 H-1B visas allowed to be issued for foreign workers in “specialty occupations,” and...more

H-1B Visa Cap For FY 2014 Has Been Reached!

by Melissa A. Silver | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/17/2013

Employers seeking to hire individuals on an H-1B visa will have to wait until next April to file a petition. In just five days the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received enough H-1B visa petitions to reach...more

FY 2014 H-1B Cap Reached Within One Week

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/17/2013

For the first time since 2008, the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 per fiscal year was reached within the first week of the filing period. In addition, the Immigration Service received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on...more

FY 2014 H-1B Cap Reached Within the First Week

by Jessica T. Cook | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/16/2013

On April 5, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had received enough petitions to meet the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 new H-1B visas to be issued each year. The H-1B visa category is...more

Fiscal Year 2014 H-1B Lottery Update

by Michele Frangella | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 4/11/2013

On April 7, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted the lottery process for fiscal year 2014 cap-subject H-1B petitions. The computer-generated random selection process included approximately 124,000...more

H-1B Lottery

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 4/9/2013

For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. ...more

FY 2014 H-1B Cap Reached, Selection Lottery Conducted

by Nicole Brooks, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/9/2013

On April 5, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, for the first time since 2008, the H-1B cap for FY 2014 had been met within the first week of the filing period. According to the agency, it...more

Iowa Immigration Law Blog: H-1B Cap Reached in the First Week of Filing

by Lori Chesser | Davis Brown Law Firm on 4/8/2013

On April 5, 2013, USCIS announced that it had received more than the allotted 65,000 “regular” and 20,000 US master’s degree applications for H-1B status. ...more

USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap

by Hallie Cohen, David Grunblatt, Erica Loomba, Valarie McPherson, Praveena Swanson, Jennifer Wexler | Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/8/2013

USCIS has announced that the H-1B Cap for FY 2014 has been reached and a lottery will conducted for H-1B cap petitions received between April 1 and April 5, 2013. USCIS issued the following statement...more

H-1B Cap for 2014 Fiscal Year Reached

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 4/8/2013

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has stopped accepting H-1B petitions subject to the 2014 fiscal year H-1B cap or the advanced degree exemption....more

H-1B Cap Hit for Fiscal Year 2014

by Barbara Chin | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 4/8/2013

On April 5, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had received more than enough H-1B petitions to meet the numerical limit for fiscal year 2014 cap-subject H-1B visas, which includes both...more

Special Immigration Alert: USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Lottery

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/8/2013

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year ("FY") 2014. USCIS also announced that it had received...more

Iowa Immigration Law Blog: H-1B Season: The Running of the Bulls

by Lori Chesser | Davis Brown Law Firm on 4/5/2013

The H-1B “cap” (numerical limit) is 65,000 for “regular” cases plus 20,000 for persons who have earned U.S. master’s degrees. Each year this number is “released” April 1 – 5, in a process reminiscent of the Running of the...more

H-1B Visa – Employers Should Expect The Cap Will Be Filled Quickly & Premium Processing Has Been Delayed

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 3/22/2013

April 1 is fast approaching and almost everyone agrees that the H-1B cap will be filled very quickly this year. Recently, the government was added to the list of those who thought exactly this and announced as much to the...more

H-1B Cap-subject Petitions Likely to Be Subject to a Lottery

by Duane Morris LLP on 3/22/2013

On March 15, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced, based on feedback received from "stakeholders," that it anticipates receiving "more petitions than the H-1B cap between April 1, 2013, and...more

USCIS Announces H-1B Cap will be Reached within the First Week

by William Flynn | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/21/2013

With just over a week and a half before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, USCIS announced that it anticipates caps will likely be reached within...more

Immigration Related Government Updates: 1. USCIS Announces That H-1B Cap May Be Reached Early In the First Week Of April; 2....

by Hallie Cohen, David Grunblatt, Valarie McPherson, Praveena Swanson, Jennifer Wexler | Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/19/2013

On Friday, March 15, USCIS announced how it plans to process FY 2014 H-1B cap filings. In the USCIS press release, USCIS indicated that it was preparing for the likelihood that the H-1B cap may be reached during the April 1 –...more

Rush to Fill H-1B Foreign Worker Starts in April

by Ronald Shapiro on 3/19/2013

Employers who wish to hire foreign specialty workers should immediately consider preparations for filing their petitions in April to sponsor H-1B workers for fiscal year 2014, which starts on Oct. 1, 2013. A flurry of early...more

Iowa Immigration Law Blog: H-1B "lottery" expected - Premium Processing delayed for cap-subject H-1Bs

by Lori Chesser | Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/19/2013

USCIS has announced it expects that all 65,000 “regular” and all 20,000 U.S. master’s degree H-1B slots will be filled in the first five days of filing (April 1 – 5) for the first time since 2008. The government estimate was...more

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