Category: H1-B

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

US Visitor Visa: Processing Delays

Lengthy visa processing times are stopping millions of travellers from travelling to the United States. The delays vary hugely between countries. Getting the green light to enter the US can take anywhere from three days to three years, depending on the applicant’s local embassy or consulate. The US visitor visa is for travellers who want…
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US Green Card Validity Extended For 24 Months

The validity of Permanent Resident Cards, known as Green Cards, has been extended to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, application to replace Permanent Residence Card. On September 28, 2022, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain Permanent Resident Cards, also known as Green Card, would automatically be valid…
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US Reaches H-1B Cap for FY2023

On 23 August 2022, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of applications to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B advanced-degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for the fiscal year 2023. The H-1B visa programme is the most sought-after work visa…
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US To Remove Green Card Cap

The United States has proposed a bill that focuses on a skills-based approach for employment-based visas and supports the reduction of immigration backlogs by slowly eliminating the per-country cap over a nine-year period. The Immigration Bill, HR 3648 also called “The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) ACT of 2022“ was originally…
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US H-1B Visa Registrations For FY 2023

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H1B visa. 1 March 2022 marks the beginning of the race for obtaining an H1B visa before the quota or “cap” is reached. The registration will run until 18 March 2022. During this window, prospective H1B…
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