Family-Based Immigration
H-2B Cap for FY2016; Exemption for Returning Workers
On March 21, 2016, The USCIS announced that the H-2B Cap for the first half of FY2016 has been reached. The final receipt date was March 15, 2016 for those with a job start date before April 1, 2016. Every year, the USCIS allows 66,000 employees to enter the U.S. to work on a temporary…
Optional Practical Training (OPT): F-1 Students Beware!
Optional Practical Training, commonly known as OPT to international students studying in the U.S,, is an opportunity the U.S. has provided to foreign students here on F-1 status to gain practical experience while in the country. We all hope that the student will receive a job offer before the end of his OPT term. Call…
Gearing Up For H-1B
For business immigration attorneys, this time of the year is more than just tax season, this is also H-1B season. The deadline for H-1B petitions is April 1 and attorneys are striving to complete the applications and send them in for employers before the cap is filled. The cap for H-1B visas still maintains at…