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2010 H1B Update as of Dec 21, 09
USCIS has reported that they have received sufficient applications for 2010 H1B visas. As of December 21st, 65,000 applications have been received that fulfill the cap for 2010 H1B visas. USCIS has also received 20,000 petitions for applicants with advanced degrees that are exempt from the 65,000 cap. Any applications that are received after December [...]
U.S. Supreme Court May Decide on OPT STEM Extension
The Programmers Guild and other opponents of the H-1B visa have turned to the US Supreme Court to hear their case against the OPT STEM extension. In a petition filed on November 13, the programmers guild has asked the Supreme Court to get involved after their petitions were rejected by two lower courts in New [...]
USCIS to Conduct 25000 H-1B Inspections
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has planned to conduct 25,000 onsite visits to companies that have hired workers on H1B visas this fiscal year. The move is a part of the on going investigation by USCIS to uncover H1B fraud and reduce and the abuse of the program. Last year USCIS had conducted [...]
2010 H1B Analysis & What to Expect for 2011 H1B
A lot had been said on whether there would be an H1B lottery for 2010 like there had been for the last few years. On April 1, USCIS began accepting H1B applications, but only 45,000 applied. The latest update for the 2010 H1B visa is that there are still 20,000 H1B visas up for grabs [...]
Update on 2010 H1B – Quota yet to be filled
Latest Update: 2010 H1B Update as of Dec 21, 09 Good news for all that applied for the H1B visa for fiscal year 2010. As predicted earlier, there has been a sharp decline in the number of H1b applications filed with USCIS. It seems like there will be no H1b lottery this year and all [...]
International MBA Students Bite the Dust: TARP Regulation to Blame
Bank of America has become the first financial institution in the US to withdraw job offers that it has made to international students, since the new H-1B rules have been passed. The Financial Times has reported that BofA has withdrawn job offers that it has made to as many as 50 international MBA students attending [...]
No New H-1B Restrictions – Unless….
The Obama Administration has announced that there will be no new H-1B restrictions unless unemployment in the US gets worse. The announcement was made when a delegation of Indian CEOs visited the White House to discuss economic matters. The Press Trust of India reports: “I do not see that there would be serious setback to [...]
11 Consultants Arrested in H-1B Fraud
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 11 consultants on February 11, 2009 in an operation carried out by all levels of government. These consultants are accused of suspected visa and mail fraud. Vision Systems Group Inc., a New Jersey consulting company with a branch office in Coon Rapids, Iowa has also been accused [...]
Email From an Indian IT Consulting Firm
This post is a follow up from my previous post titled “The Truth About Indian IT Consulting Firms Revealed“. In that post I wrote about the tactics that Indian IT consulting firms employ to recruit and place international students in IT jobs. In this post I am going to share an email from an IT [...]
Companies that Hire International Students & Sponsor H1B
Update: We’ve launched a free, searchable database of companies that have sponsored H-1B visas in the recent past. Click here to check it out. I’ve been wanting for quite a while to compile a list of US companies that hire international students. I have heard many times how international students interview for jobs (sometimes three [...]