All Entries Tagged With: "H-1B"
Indian Immigrants Returning Home in Greater Numbers
Here is an interesting video that I wanted to share with you guys. We’ve been hearing for a number of years now how more and more Indian immigrants are moving back to India from the U.S., and it seems like the tide is really gaining momentum now. With India’s economy growing, and the U.S.’s shrinking, [...]
Top H-1B States by Number of Applications
Readers often want to know which states hire the most number of international students. A measure of this can be the number of H-1B visa petitions filed by state. This data can give us an idea of which states have the most number of jobs for international students. From looking at data in the H-1B [...]
H-1B 2011 Cap Count Update
If you are hoping to apply for an H-1B visa this year, there is still time. As of September 17, USCIS has received only 38,300 applications under the regular cap quota. That means there are still 26,700 H-1B visas available for 2011 out of 65,000 H-1B visas that will be awarded. In the Master’s Exemption [...]
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 [...]
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 Students Leaving the US in Greater Numbers: Most Think Best Jobs Are at Home
Do you take it for granted that international students will stay back in the United States to work after completion of their studies? There is a popular belief that the US has the best jobs and therefore must be the number one choice as to where international students want to live and work after graduation. [...]
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 [...]