H-1B Visa

On June 10, USCIS will begin premium processing for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions. Starting on that date, petitioners may file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, with the USCIS service center that is processing their petition.
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H-1B visas are granted to those who meet specific qualifications. The required qualifications include that the applicant have at least a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution and have a job offer from a U.S.
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Upon approval of H-1B petition by the USCIS, foreign nationals residing abroad may need to go to the U.S. Consulate/Embassy to get an H-1B visa stamped into their passport before they can travel to and enter the United States.
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On April 10, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated regular cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption for fiscal year (FY) 2020. After completing the random selection process for the regular cap, USCIS also determined that it has received a number of petitions projected as sufficient to meet the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap.
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If you are an employer of a person who has an H-1B visa, you may face an audit and investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). DOL is cracking down on any suspected abuse of the Read more . . .

USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year 2020. USCIS will next determine if we have received a sufficient number of petitions to meet the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap.
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On May 20, 2019, USCIS will begin premium processing for FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitioners requesting a change of status on their Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Petitioners who do not file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, concurrently with an FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petition requesting a change of status must wait until premium processing begins on May 20 to submit Form I-907.
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USCIS has launched an H-1B Employer Data Hub to provide information to the public on employers petitioning for H-1B workers. The data hub is part of USCIS continued effort to increase transparency in employment-based visa programs by allowing the public to search for H-1B petitioners by fiscal year (back to FY 2009),
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If you are an immigrant who has come to the United States to go to school, and you wish to pursue higher academics and a career in academia, you might be wondering about your visa options. One of your best options is an H-1B Visa for Academics. There are, however, specific requirements that must be met and, of course, procedural hoops to jump through. At NPZ Law Group, we can assess whether an H-1B visa is right for you and help you through the process of attaining it.

What is an H-1B Visa?

An H-1B Visa for Academics is an employer-sponsored visa.
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USCIS recently released the official meeting minutes from its “National Public Engagement on H-1B Filing Tips and understanding RFEs” held on March 7th, 2019. During this engagement USCIS discussed some key issues that are frequently included in H-1B petitions RFEs. Issues such as,
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Last year USCIS announced earlier that it received approximately 190,098 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2018. Once the lottery (also referred as “random selection process”) has been completed USCIS starts to send receipt notices. With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may obtain an H-1B in the 2019-2020
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