The Department of Labor (DOL) has cited Peri Software Solutions, a software consulting company in New Jersey for violation of labor and H1B laws, as reported by DOL on February 18. An investigation by the Department of Labor found that Peri Software had withheld over $1.4 million in back wages that are...

In January USCIS released a document called the Neufeld Memo that lays down additional documentary requirements for H1B visa applications. Starting fiscal year 2011 H1B visa applications not accompanied by these documents will not be approved. The memo has been introduced to primarily stem the flow of...

In January, 2011 a memo called the Neufeld Memo was distributed among personnel that process H1B visa application at USCIS centers in the U.S. The memo lays down basic guidelines on how to process H1B visa application in 2011, particularly those H1B visa applications that pertain to contractors. These...

Do you want a H1B visa in 2011 to work in the United States? Well, so does Ram, Sham, Tom, Dick and Harry and every other aspiring IT techie brandishing a Bachelor’s degree from IIT and MIT alike. By the way, if you don’t know what those acronyms mean, then you have no business googling terms...

Its that time of the year when people all over the U.S are filing their taxes. International students and H1B workers are no exception. They must also file taxes along with over 130 million Americans. However, the guidelines on filing taxes for international students and H1B workers are a little different...

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....

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...

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...

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 this year, but no...

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 approved applicants...