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US Immigration Law Blog - by Ashwin Sharma, Esq.: Category Archive for H-1B Visas

Indian IIT Techies snubbing US jobs to stay home

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/7/2008 11:13 AM | Add Comment

More H-1B Visas, More American Jobs, A Better Economy

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/30/2008 11:20 PM | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas for Fiscal Year 2008

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/30/2008 11:17 PM | Add Comment

USCIS UPDATE: USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1B PETITIONS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/14/2008 9:27 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:45 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas - Rule Modifies Selection Process and Prohibits Multiple Filings

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/20/2008 1:24 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

IT majors got fewer H-1B visas approvals in '07

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 7:01 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What are the main errors in an H-1B petition that can cause USCIS to have to reject or deny the petition?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 7:00 PM | Add Comment

Microsoft’s Canadian Move a Swipe at Stiff U.S. Visa Policies

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/9/2008 1:24 PM | Add Comment

Bill Gates leads H-1B hike cry

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:21 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Clinton, McCain and Obama on H-1B visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Plan B If You Can't Hire H-1B Visas Workers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:13 PM | Add Comment

Guess Who's Getting the Most Work Visas - Via BusinessWeek

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:04 PM | Add Comment

H-1B visa shortage again

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/7/2008 1:19 PM | Add Comment

Divine Intervention? Indians Seek Help From the 'Visa God'

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:33 PM | Add Comment

Top IT firms used only 14% of H-1B petitions in 2006: US study

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:30 PM | Add Comment

IT worker who became an H-1B activist ends his fight

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:28 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

H-1B visa: US Senator questions federal entities

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:16 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quota

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2007 1:53 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Publishes Final Rule on Travel for H and L Nonimmigrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/1/2007 1:47 PM | Add Comment

High Drama Over Highly Skilled Workers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/14/2007 8:49 AM | Add Comment

Governors Send Letter Urging Congress To Raise H-1B Visa Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/13/2007 1:37 PM | Add Comment

Congress Pushes Back on H1-B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/6/2007 2:47 PM | Add Comment

From H-1Bs To Growth: Why Wipro's Buying Into The U.S. IT Market

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/12/2007 1:25 PM | Add Comment

Open the floodgates to IT immigration

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/12/2007 10:48 PM | Add Comment

Microsoft skips the US, opens development center in Canada as a result of US immigration limitations

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/11/2007 12:30 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

BREAKING NEWS - AILA Reports State Department plans to issue a revised Visa Bulletin for July 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/29/2007 4:32 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/28/2007 12:30 PM | Add Comment

Immigration bill best chance to boost H-1B visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/27/2007 12:41 PM | Add Comment

Neufeld Memo Provides Interim Guidance on DOL’s Substitutions Plus Final Rule

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/21/2007 4:00 PM | Add Comment

Obtaining proof of 365 Day + Pending Labor Certification to utilize 7th Year H-1B Extensions & Backlog Information

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/21/2007 9:13 AM | Add Comment

Nonimmigrant visa wait times

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/20/2007 9:01 AM | Add Comment

Google's position on the lack of H-1B visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/7/2007 11:02 AM | Add Comment

No link between job loss and H-1B visa: Nasscom

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/6/2007 9:16 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Immigration reform's high-tech impact

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 4:13 PM | Add Comment

Debate Rages over Employment Visa Program

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 4:11 PM | Add Comment

Indian techies in US, UK worried

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 4:10 PM | Add Comment

India Inc to raise H-1B visa issue in US

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 4:08 PM | Add Comment

Senate Amendment Gives Employers More Clout Over H-1B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 3:56 PM | Add Comment

Indian vendors reply to US senators' H-1B inquiry

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/4/2007 1:14 PM | Add Comment

NASSCOM Statement on the H-1B Program

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/3/2007 4:20 PM | Add Comment

CNN Video on H-1B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2007 10:39 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Commentary: H-1B Visa and EB Green Card Stories - Via Compete America

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2007 8:37 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Highly Educated Foreign Professionals: Separating Myth from Reality

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2007 8:35 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Service Center Operations Replies to AILA Questions (5/23/07)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/24/2007 8:28 PM | Add Comment

AILA's CIR Daily Update 5/24/07: Debate Continues; Amendment to Massively Increase H-1B Fees Passed

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/24/2007 8:24 PM | Add Comment

USCIS ISSUANCE OF RECEIPTS FOR H-1B CAP CASES ON-GOING (AS OF MAY 11, 2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/16/2007 4:12 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 & AILA UPDATE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/9/2007 1:51 PM | View Comments (12) | Add Comment

AILA – USCIS Service Center Operations H-1B Processing Q & A 5/2/07

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/4/2007 11:10 AM | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Fiscal Year 2008 (as of April 30, 2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/3/2007 12:54 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Universities, Research Parks Hit Hard by Government Cap on H-1B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/2/2007 11:22 AM | Add Comment

Tucson Citizen Article - "Businesses can't compete with low cap on H-1B visas"

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/25/2007 1:10 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

H-1B Master's Cap Approaches Exhaustion (Numbers as of 04/21/2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/25/2007 1:05 PM | Add Comment

Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas for Fiscal Year 2008 as of 04/19/2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/20/2007 9:06 PM | Add Comment

USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1Bs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/16/2007 2:40 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Update: Cap Subject H-1B Computerized Random Selection is being run on 04/12/2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 7:07 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS IMPOSES CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR H-1B PETITIONS SUBJECT TO THE FY 2008 CAP

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 6:04 AM | Add Comment

USCIS UPDATES COUNT OF FY 2008 H-1B CAP FILINGS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 6:01 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS RELEASES PRELIMINARY NUMBER OF FY 2008 H-1B CAP FILINGS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/11/2007 7:57 AM | Add Comment

As The H-1B Visa Cap Filled In Record Time, Reform Is In The Air

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/7/2007 1:52 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Video Re: H-1B Quota Met

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/6/2007 10:30 AM | Add Comment

Does H-1B surge mean cap should be raised? - Via CNet News

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/5/2007 12:01 PM | Add Comment

What About Premium Processing H-1Bs? (Updated 4/4/07) - Via AILA

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/5/2007 8:53 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Quota Exceeded On First Day of Filing, AILA Issues Response

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2007 1:57 PM | Add Comment

Tech companies blast 2008 H-1B visa cap - Via CNN

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2007 11:33 AM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES FY 2008 H-1B CAP (Regular H-1B Cases)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/3/2007 2:00 PM | View Comments (16) | Add Comment

Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker - Effective April 2, 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/20/2007 4:54 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Work visa application window approaches - Via mbusinessreview.com

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 5:03 PM | Add Comment

US: To give or not to give more visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 5:02 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

The H-1B crisis: file by April 2nd or forever hold your peace

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 4:58 PM | Add Comment

H1B Cap And Lottery Chances - Via ILW.com

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 3:52 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Getting the LCA In Hand Before April 1 - Submit your completed H-1B petition for delivery on April 2nd 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/15/2007 11:04 AM | Add Comment

Houston group, Filipino teachers at center of trial

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/12/2007 1:16 PM | Add Comment

Time to expand H-1B visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/12/2007 12:55 PM | Add Comment

Bill Gates: Remove Limits on H1-B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2007 4:21 PM | Add Comment

US faces skill crunch, to review H1B visa

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/2/2007 4:22 PM | Add Comment

How to Keep the U.S. Competitive - Washington Post Editorial by Microsoft's Bill Gates

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/25/2007 12:04 PM | Add Comment

In hitting US shores, Indians are second only to Mexicans

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/24/2007 12:23 PM | Add Comment

Little India Interview with Peter Kaestner, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/24/2007 12:04 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Round 3: H-1B Battle - American engineers vs. senior Democrats!

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/12/2007 1:43 PM | Add Comment

Collins grills agencies on foreign labor

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/27/2006 10:42 PM | Add Comment

Tech Lobby to Renew H1B Visa Reform Effort

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/26/2006 10:40 AM | Add Comment

Important USCIS Memo Clarifies Periods of Admission for H and L Nonimmigrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/21/2006 5:30 PM | Add Comment

Immigrants Help U.S. Business; H-1B Cap a Threat

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/15/2006 9:43 AM | Add Comment

`India should open up Govt. IT procurement'

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/14/2006 4:48 PM | Add Comment

Legal immigrants to U.S. face green card logjam

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/30/2006 5:59 PM | Add Comment

US tightens screening of 2006 nursing board passers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/15/2006 3:08 PM | Add Comment

California Service Center To Stop Faxing Premium Processing Approval Notices

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2006 8:11 AM | Add Comment

Wipro CEO: U.S. Needs More H-1B Tech Workers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/3/2006 8:39 AM | Add Comment

Companies move high-end jobs offshore to access talent

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/2/2006 8:36 AM | Add Comment

A Few [More] Thoughts on Jobs and Immigration

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/27/2006 8:07 AM | Add Comment

AILA-SCOPS Update on Chile-Singapore Leftover H-1Bs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/25/2006 4:56 PM | Add Comment

Foreign alums cope with visa troubles - Via The Yale Daily News

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/19/2006 2:42 PM | Add Comment

Diploma in Hand, But Visa in Limbo - Via The Harvard Crimson

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/19/2006 2:21 PM | Add Comment

Newspaper Articles on H-1Bs and Labor Certifications in Rural States like Maine

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/12/2006 9:21 AM | Add Comment

House Judiciary Committee Approves Physicians for Underserved Areas Act

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/4/2006 8:29 AM | Add Comment

Rethinking the Effects of Immigration on Wages

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/3/2006 1:13 PM | Add Comment

Temporary Skilled Workers Enrich America' s Competitive Edge

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/27/2006 6:35 PM | Add Comment

USCIS to Expand Premium Processing Service / Premium Processing Information

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/25/2006 1:38 PM | Add Comment

Dealing with a dearth of H-1B visa slots

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/5/2006 2:06 PM | Add Comment

Group Claims Discrimination, Targets Employers Recruiting H-1B Workers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/29/2006 1:12 PM | Add Comment

The Path Less Traveled: Why More H-1B Numbers By Themselves Are Not The Answer

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/28/2006 4:02 PM | Add Comment

US proposes raising H1-B visas for Indians

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/28/2006 4:00 PM | Add Comment

AAO Unpublished Decision on "Specialty Occupation" for Film and Video Director

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/23/2006 8:11 AM | Add Comment

Hired hands: Wait for green card tries visa holders

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/9/2006 1:33 PM | Add Comment

Corporate Immigration Compliance For Our Time

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/8/2006 1:25 PM | Add Comment

Reaching the H-1B Master's Cap Shows Need for Visa Reform

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/3/2006 3:07 PM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/30/2006 12:49 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 07/27/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/29/2006 4:05 PM | Add Comment

New Program Aims to Help Employers Comply with Immigration Law

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/29/2006 3:59 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/25/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/27/2006 11:37 AM | Add Comment

Wait for green card gets longer

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/25/2006 7:40 AM | Add Comment

Understanding And Managing The H1B Visa Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/25/2006 7:37 AM | Add Comment

High Skill, Low Priority

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/24/2006 7:33 AM | Add Comment

Programmers Guild Pushes for H-1B Transparency

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/24/2006 7:31 AM | Add Comment

Langberg: Tech visas come with obligation for valley leaders

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/21/2006 7:34 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/20/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2006 4:41 PM | Add Comment

Jobs that get you US visas (NEWS.COM.AU)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/18/2006 7:23 PM | Add Comment

Bad News for Some H-1B Applicants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/13/2006 4:02 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/11/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/13/2006 4:00 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/06/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/7/2006 2:43 PM | Add Comment

New US law could cripple Indian hospitals

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/5/2006 7:45 PM | Add Comment

Skilled immigrants wait on Congress

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/27/2006 4:41 PM | Add Comment

'H-1B Only' Job Ad Posters Accused of Discrimination

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/23/2006 3:02 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 6/20/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/23/2006 2:59 PM | Add Comment

Celebs bend visa lines like Beckham

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/20/2006 2:17 PM | Add Comment

US immigration bill rattles Aussies

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/20/2006 2:14 PM | Add Comment

U.S. said helpless in hiring of aliens

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/19/2006 11:54 AM | Add Comment

Left Out by the Legal Route In

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/13/2006 12:44 PM | Add Comment

In Depth: Why We Need The H-1B

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/12/2006 12:50 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Issues Memorandum on Eligibility for H-1B Cap Exemption Under American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 3:40 PM | Add Comment

A Post-Mortem On Fiscal 2007 H-1B Count

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 3:36 PM | Add Comment

Cap Treatment of H-1B Petitions Delivered to VSC Prior to Cap Cut-Off But Not Yet Receipted

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 4:37 PM | Add Comment

Article: AILA on Reaching of H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 4:35 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

FY2007 REGULAR H-1B CAP FILLED

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 3:41 PM | Add Comment

US Senate approves doubling H-1B visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/27/2006 4:02 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for H-1B's FY 2007 as of 05/25/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/27/2006 3:58 PM | Add Comment

Current H-1B Cap Count for Fiscal Year 2007 as of 05/23/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2006 6:04 PM | Add Comment

Infosys to Hire 300 US Grads

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2006 5:50 PM | Add Comment

Current H-1B Cap Count for Fiscal Year 2007 as of 05/19/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/23/2006 11:54 AM | Add Comment

US sets ball rolling on H-1B visa cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/20/2006 9:14 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 5/12/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/16/2006 8:45 AM | Add Comment

Hey Buddy, Can You Spare an Engineer

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/15/2006 5:44 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 04/28/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/12/2006 10:21 AM | Add Comment

Applying the H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption - Guidance For USCIS Officers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/11/2006 9:16 AM | Add Comment

Does IT Need More H-1B Visas?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/6/2006 11:54 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Notifies Employers of Delays in Issuing and Mailing of Receipt Notices for I-129s and I-140s

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/4/2006 1:35 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 04/24/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/4/2006 1:34 PM | Add Comment

Avoiding H-1B Visa Wage Violations

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/2/2006 11:20 AM | Add Comment

Have you applied for the H 1B visa?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/2/2006 11:18 AM | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas For Fiscal Year 2007 as of 04/03/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/10/2006 9:53 AM | Add Comment

CRS Issues Report on H-1B Visa History and Trends

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/10/2006 9:44 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Sources Provide Early, Unofficial Information on FY 2007 H-1B Filing Volume

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/6/2006 3:16 PM | Add Comment

USCIS WARNS OF SPOOF H-1B RELEASE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2006 9:38 AM | Add Comment

Gregory W. Christian Acting Director, USCIS Nebraska Service Center, answers the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Questions about PERM, I-129, I-130, I-131, I-140, I-485, I-765, TN and H-1B applications

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