14 Apr
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for May 2015, announcing a cut-off date for the EB-5 (Investor) category for applicants born in China. Additionally, visa availability under the EB-3 category for applicants born in the Philippines retrogresses dramatically, with a new cut-off date of July […]
13 Apr
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On April 13, 2015, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) announced that CIS received almost 233,000 FY-2016 H-1B petitions during the filing period from April 1-7, 2015. On April 13th, the CIS applied the required random selection process (“lottery”) to select petitions under both the Master’s cap (20,000 cases) and […]
As of April 1, 2015, certain Canadian work permits are limited to a maximum validity period of four (4) years. Employees with work permits covered by the rule will not be eligible for an extension beyond the total of four (4) years spent inside Canada. Further, employees will be eligible […]
On April 7, 2015, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the CIS had received enough H-1B petitions to exhaust the H-1B quota (including the 20,000 for U.S. advance degree holders) for Fiscal Year 2016 (October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016). No new cap-subject H-1B petitions may be […]
