As of March 20, 2020, USCIS ceased accepting premium processing requests for I-129 and I-140 due to COVID-19 related issues.  This impacts H-1B cap-subject petitions, as well as H-1B cap-exempt petitions for FY2021.  No new requests will be carried out. What does this mean for those who filed H-1B cap-subject

This year, USCIS began opened electronic registration for H-1B visa cap-subject petitions on March 1st and will continue to accept electronic applications through 12:00pm Eastern Time on March 20th. Employers filing on behalf of H-1B employees must create a myUSCIS online account to register and pay a fee of $10

This year, USCIS is implementing a new application process for cap-subject H-1B visa petitions for FY 2021.  This will be a two-step application process, and the first step begins NEXT WEEK on March 1, 2020 and runs through March 20. H-1B petitioners must register with USCIS electronically and pay a

H-1B visa registration for the 2021 fiscal year begins in just over a week.  Sponsors must submit their employee’s electronic registration between March 1st and March 20th to be eligible for the H-1B lottery. While it may be tempting to wait until you hear back from USCIS to get started

What happens when you, or when your employee or client receives an H-1B RFE that calls into question the wage level, the specialty occupation, and the H-1B employee’s education?  This Triple Threat RFE is virtually impossible to answer within the time constraints by its own guidelines set forth in the

The H-1B cap-subject application timeline has shifted for the FY2021 petition season starting this Spring.  On March 1st, electronic application opens and H-1B sponsors must register all potential H-1B workers electronically.  Registration will be open until March 20th and if the number of applicants exceeds the number of annual H-1B

This year, the H-1B cap-subject petition process will be a two-tiered approach.  Employers will first register H-1B employees electronically in March.  The lottery will then be conducted electronically, and applicants selected will then have 90 days to file their complete H-1B petition. The electronic registration will take place from March

Employers fear that the new H-1B application process may cause H-1B employees to not be able to begin work on their start date of October 1, 2020, the first day of the fiscal year. This year, significant changes to the H-1B cap-subject application process will go into effect.  In years

Over the past few years of Specialty Occupation RFEs, at CCI TheDegreePeople.com we have found that the most successful means of preventing and answering these RFEs is with an expert opinion letter.  Understanding what the finished product looks like is helpful to understanding what you need to find and provide

One of the most common RFEs H-1B applicants have faced over the past few years is the wage level issue RFE.  Beneficiaries working at wage level one are particularly at risk for this RFE because USCIS assumes that this indicates the position is entry level, and in some cases this