USCIS Proposed Rule on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Spouses

On May 12, 2014, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published two notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. The public is able to comment on the proposed rules during the 60-day comment period. The proposed changes include a provision to allow spouses of certain H-1B employees to work. The Department of Homeland Security [...]

2017-12-07T07:32:28+00:00May 12th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: |

USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap

(Originally from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Release Date: April 10, 2014) WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 [...]

2017-12-07T07:34:04+00:00April 10th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: |

Half a Million Companies Now Participate in E-Verify

(Originally from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Release Date: January 23, 2014 ) WASHINGTON – More than 500,000 companies now use E-Verify, the free online service that allows United States employers to confirm their new employees’ eligibility to work. “Since it was established, E-Verify has experienced exponential growth, increased accuracy and high customer-satisfaction ratings,” said Lori [...]

2017-12-07T07:34:32+00:00January 23rd, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: |