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Updated: March 02, 2021 12:23 IST In January, the then President Donald Trump had extended the ban on issuing of new H-1B visas till March 31 Share Article AAA Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House, in Washington on March 1, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AP In January, the then President Donald Trump had extended the ban on issuing of new H-1B visas till March 31 The Biden administration on March 1 indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayor...

Starting February 24, 2021, USCIS is extending premium processing service to E-3 petitions

I’m getting this question quite frequently now as more and more startups with recent funding rounds are looking to quickly expand.

“We will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It’s that time of year again where employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.   For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions (which are jobs requiring at least a Bachelor’s degree in a specific specialty). The USCIS caps the number of H-1B’s they issue each year to 65,000 for those with a Bachelor’s degree and an additional 20,000 to those with at least a Masters from a US institution. Certain categories of H-1B’s are exemp...