April 8, 2011

USCIS Begins Accepting H-1B Petitions

As of April 1, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap of 65,000... [read more]

USCIS Launches E-Verify Self Check

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched "E-Verify Self Check" on March 21, 2011... [read more]

New Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises Giving Off Bad VIBE

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun "beta-testing" the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) System, which is run by Dun & Bradstreet... [read more]

USCIS Updates I-129 Instructions Re TARP

Employers who received funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program or under section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act ("covered funding") are no longer required to answer Question 1d in Part A of the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement... [read more]