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If you’re an F-1 student looking for optional practical training (OPT), here are some tips to prevent processing delays with your Form I-765: Stay updated: Check the USCIS website for any updates before submitting your Form I-765. USCIS may change forms, guidance, fees, or filing locations, so it’s crucial to follow the latest instructions. You…

Larsen & Toubro Technology Services Settles Dispute by Paying $9.9 Million L&T Technology Services, LTD has agreed to pay $9.9 million to resolve a dispute over visa fees. It was alleged that between 2014 and 2019, the company underpaid USCIS fees by using B-1 visas instead of H-1B visas, which may have violated the False…

H-1B Visa Registration Numbers Show Demand Far Exceeds Supply; Changes Are Necessary to Ensure Integrity of the System The demand for H-1B visas, which allow foreign workers to work in the US, far exceeds the supply. The registration system has flaws that have made it vulnerable to exploitation, so the American Immigration Lawyers Association is…

More than 780,000 registered for the H-1B Lottery in FY 2024 against about 80,000 H-1B visas (Only 350,000 applicants for H-1B visas submitted one entry into the lottery this year; the rest of 431,000 cases were part of the double to triple filing for the same person) This past H-1B CAP lottery cycle, USCIS saw…

MAY 2023 VISA BULLETIN According to the May Visa Bulletin, employment-based preference adjustment of status filings, USCIS will continue to use the Final Action Dates chart that was used in April. EB-1 for India and China will maintain their Final Action cutoff date of February 1, 2022 and Dates for Filing cutoff date of June…

Delay in issuing PERM (Labor Certification) and Prevailing Wage As per the DOL FLAG page, there is still a considerable delay in issuing the PERM approval and Prevailing Wage. As of March 31, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in July 2022 or earlier, and processing audited…

ALTERNATIVES TO THE H-1B LOTTERY Please contact us soon so we can explore various U.S. and global visa categories for employers and non-selected H-1B lottery employees to consider. Whether you are sending this employee overseas or transferring his or her status to H-3, J-1, O-1, day-one CPT, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW or EB-5, we will jointly…

USCIS ANNOUNCES THAT FY 2024 H-1B CAP HAS BEEN MET USCIS has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to fill the FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption Master’s cap. All prospective applicants who were selected have been notified of their selection and that they are eligible to file…

USCIS ANNOUNCES END OF COVID-RELATED FLEXIBILITIES USCIS has notified the public that the Covid-related flexibilities in responding to several types of notices and requests have ended. First announced in March 2020, during the height of the Pandemic in the United States, USCIS began granting an automatic deadline extension for the following notices and requests: Requests…

U.S. PASSPORT RENEWAL SUBJECT TO INCREASING DELAYS Earlier this year, routine U.S. passport renewals were taking roughly between 6-9 weeks, with expedited renewal petitions taking roughly half of that time, between 3-5 weeks. However, as of recent, the processing time has increased to 8-11 weeks for routine renewals and roughly 6 weeks for expedited requests.…