While the rate of RFE responses to H-1B visa petitions has skyrocketed since 2015, the Denial rate spiked from 6% for FY2015 to 21% in FY2019.  At CCI TheDegreePeople.com, we work with difficult cases, RFEs, and Denials every year, and in those years, we saw jobs that had never run

At CCI TheDegreePeople.com, we know that visa application and school admission applications obligations don’t just pause with the COVID-19 crisis.  We understand what is on the line for the people we serve, and so WE’RE STILL HERE! All of our staff is working remotely from home, fully operational.  We are

USCIS accepted electronic submissions for cap-subject H-1B petitions for FY2021 March 1st through 20th 2020.  More than enough applications were filed electronically to meet the annual cap, sending the process to a randomized electronic lottery.  The lottery is now complete, and those selected will be notified by March 31st, 2020,

Guest Blog by Eric Lyons Being the most sought-after visa to enter the United States of America, an H1B visa is difficult to get. Applicants for H1B jobs in USA (beneficiaries of H1B visa petitions) can either be living in the USA or outside the USA at the time of

Today, Friday March 27, USCIS announced that any applicants responding to RFEs or NOIDs between March 1st and May 1st of 2020 will have until 60 calendar days FOLLOWING their given response deadlines to submit.  “USCIS is adopting several measures to protect our workforce and community, and to minimize the

Even though USCIS is suspending premium processing due to COVID-19, we are not!  At CCI TheDegreePeople.com, we are operating with a FULL STAFF remotely and continue to honor our rush delivery schedules. We anticipate USCIS will take longer than usual to turn visa approvals around.  This means it is more

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