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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Cap
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2022.
USCIS has completed sending non-selection notifications to registrants’ online accounts. The status for registrations properly submitted for...
ABCs OF H-1Bs (THIS IS PART V OF AN VIII PART SERIES): DOES MY MASTER’S DEGREE QUALIFY FOR THE H-1B MASTER’S CAP?
Many F-1 visa holders, particularly those who are engaged in OPT change their immigration status to become professional and specialty workers (H-1B workers). The H-1B cap is the Congressionally-mandated limit on the number of individuals who may be granted H-1B status during each fiscal year. Most foreign nationals seeking H-1B nonimmigrant classification are subject...
2023年度H-1Bビザ雇用者登録手続き
登録手続き
2023年度のH-1Bビザ請願を提出するには最初にオンライン登録をし、1登録ごとに10ドルの料金を支払う必要があります。 登録には雇用主と従業員に関する基本情報が必要です。今年は2022年3月1日から3月18日までに登録を提出する必要があります。
登録するときは、pay.govを使用し、1登録ごとにオンラインで10ドルの返金不可の料金を支払う必要があります。 支払い方法は、銀行口座、クレジットカード、デビットカードが使用できます。 この料金は抽選で選ばれた場合、後ほど請願書で支払う申請料金に追加されます。 雇用主は同一人物の同じ登録(重複登録)をすることを禁じられています。 雇用主もしくは担当弁護士が会計年度に同じH-1Bビザ候補者に対して複数の登録を提出した場合、その人物の登録は全て無効になります。 USCISは雇用主とその弁護士が重複登録をチェックできるようにするツールを使用し複数の同じ登録がないか確認します。
抽選と請願
オンライン登録期間後、USCISは受け取った登録からランダムに選定し選択された場合、雇用主または弁護士に通知します。 これは2022年3月31日までに行われます。抽選で選択されたら請願書を提出するための期間が4月1日から90日間あります。選択されなかった場合、順番待ちリストに入り会計年度中にさらにランダムに選択される可能性があります。
今すべきこと
登録期間の前に担当弁護士とミーティングを設定し、H-1Bビザ請願についてH-1Bビザ取得の資格があるかどうかを話し合います。H-1Bビザ請願書を提出するタイミングについても話し合う必要があります。弊社へお問合せする場合は下記をご確認ください。
・弊社NPZ Law Group, P.C. 201- 670-0006（extension 104）へお電話、またはinfo@visaserve.comにメールでご連絡ください。
・雇用主とH-1B ビザ申請予定の方の関連情報を収集します。
・2月22日(東部標準時正午)から、myUSCISに「H-1Bビザ登録者」として雇用者アカウントを設定します。 詳細については、USCISのPowerPointプレゼンテーションを参照してください。
抽選で選択された場合はUSCISへ提出するものについて、 抽選で選択されていない場合は、他に考えられるオプションについてもここで説明します。
登録日
・2月22日：雇用主はmyUSCISでアカウントの作成を開始できます
・3月1日：オンライン登録期間は東部標準時の正午に始まります
・3月18日：オンライン登録期間は東部標準時の正午に終了します
・3月31日まで：USCISは抽選を実施し選択された登録者に通知します
・4月1日から：抽選で選択された場合、出願期間が開始されます
弊社は移民専門の弁護士オフィスです。米国・カナダビザのことでご相談等ありましたらお気軽にご連絡ください。
NPZ Law Group, P.C.
Email: info@visaserve.com
Tel: 201-670-0006 (x112)
Website: www.visaserve.com
CANADA IMMIGRATION UPDATE: IMMIGRATION SUPPORT TO UKRAINE
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) is taking additional steps to support Ukrainians and people residing in Ukraine, and to make it easier and faster for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their accompanying immediate family members to return to Canada.
IRCC is implementing urgent processing of travel documents, including issuing single-journey travel...
MAINTAINED STATUS DURING PROCESSING PERIOD
All foreign nationals are authorized to enter Canada as a temporary resident under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). A temporary resident may be authorized to work or study during their temporary stay in Canada. Such residents have an automatically imposed condition that they must leave Canada at the end of their authorized...
રોજગારી આધારિત કેટેગરી બદલવા માટે USCISનું ગાઇડન્સ
આ વખતના નાણાકીય વર્ષમાં (ઑક્ટોબર 2021થી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2022) એમ્પ્લોયમેન્ટ બેઝ ઇમિગ્રન્ટ વીઝાની કેટલીક કેટેગરીમાં ઘણા બધા વીઝા ઉપલબ્ધ હોવાથી પ્રથમ કે દ્વિતિય પસંદગીની કેટેગરીઝ બદલવા, એડજસ્ટમેન્ટ ઑફ સ્ટેટસ એપ્લિકેશન બદલવા માટે અરજી કરવામાં આવે તે માટે લાયક અરજદારોને USCIS પ્રોત્સાહન આપી રહી છે.
2022ના નાણાંકીય વર્ષમાં રોજગારી આધારિત વાર્ષિક વીઝાની મર્યાદા સામાન્ય કરતાં બમણી છે,...
USCIS Decoupling Adjudication of EADs and Advance Paroles to Expedite EAD Issuance (AILA Source)
Over the last several days, AILA has received numerous reports from members that they are receiving approved employment authorization documents (EADs) that do not include advance parole (AP) travel authorization, even though the applicant had requested both benefits. When an applicant requested both an EAD and advance parole, USCIS had previously been issuing “combination...
FORM I-9 UPDATE – L-1 AND E-1/E-2 NONIMMIGRANT SPOUSES NOW CAN WORK WITHOUT AN EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT – EXPLAINED BY THE NPZ LAW GROUP
The Systems Enforcement Analysis and Review (SEAR) office of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on January 31st, 2022, that it was applying new admission codes to identify the spouses of E and L principals for work authorization documentation. This decision was made in light of the litigation settlement (Settlement) on November...
DOS Update: Information for U.S. Citizens in Ukraine
U.S. citizens in Ukraine should complete this online form so that the State Department can communicate with you. U.S. citizens seeking to depart Ukraine can also call 1-833-741-2777 (in the United States) or 1-606-260-4379 (from overseas) for immediate assistance.
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