18 Jan
by Foster LLP, on News
By Salvador Rodriguz, Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. technology trade groups on Thursday urged the Trump administration to retain an Obama-era rule that allows certain spouses of highly skilled guest workers to also work legally in the United States. The call was made in a letter published […]
10 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The McClatchy DC Bureau has recently reported that the Trump Administration is no longer considering new regulations that would eliminate H-1B extensions for H-1B workers who have reached certain milestones in the permanent residency process. In an earlier report, the McClatchy DC Bureau indicated that “The administration is specifically looking […]
8 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
In less than three months, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019) H-1B quota. No more than 85,000 new H-1B visa numbers, which include 20,000 U.S. Master’s exempt numbers, are available for […]
8 Jan
by Foster LLP, on News
By Chantal Da Silva, Newsweek A number of Democratic U.S. lawmakers have joined a growing wave of criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration’s plans to curb H-1B visa extensions, which could result in the deportation of as many as 500,000 to 750,000 predominantly Indian skilled workers, according to IndiaToday.in. The H-1B program […]
