China-Mainland Born and India EB-2 FY2012 Annual Limit Reached
The below post confirms that we will need to wait until October 2012 (fiscal year 2013 starts then) for any news on EB2 visa priority dates for India and China.[…]
Author: Tahmina Watson
FY2013 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 4/17/2012)
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted Apr. 17, 2012)” April 13, 2012 H-1B Cap Count As of April 13, 2012, approximately 20,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS[…]
USCIS Entrepreneur in Residence- Update
The USCIS Entrepreneur in Residence program has a team in place now and USCIS has posted an update on the latest steps taken. I am indeed encouraged by every little[…]
India challenges U.S. immigration rules at WTO
Reuters reports on India filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization about rising immigration application fees in the US. Given the Indian clientele we serve, this is an interesting[…]
FY2013 H-1B Cap Count
(Copied from AILA below) Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted Apr. 9, 2012)” April 09, 2012 H-1B Cap Count As of April 9, 2012, approximately 17,400 H-1B cap-subject[…]
May 2012 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The May 2012 visa bulletin was released today. Here’s the pertinent information most of my readers are looking for: For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico: F2A preference has[…]
May 2012 Visa Bulletin is out!
The long awaited visa bulletin for May 2012 was released today. Here is a link and our usual commentary to follow shortly. Stay tuned!
Nicole stars in theater production
Watson Immigration Law’s Nicole Lockett is an avid theater enthusiast and actress in her spare time. She is currently preparing for the forthcoming play “Terminous” which will open in mid-April.[…]
H1b cap update for fiscal year 2013
The below information is copied from AILA. Given that a large number of H1B petitions have been received already, it does seem like that the cap will be filled sooner[…]
Confirmation of EB2 cut-off
US Department of State confirms that, effective March 23, 2012, no further EB-2 visas will be authorized for China-mainland born and India applicants with priority dates of August 15, 2007,[…]