On November 30, 2009, USCIS announced that approximately 58,900 cap-subject H-1B petitions had been filed for fiscal year 2010. This means that there are fewer than 6,100 cap-subject H-1B visas available for fiscal year 2010.

NEWS BRIEF - On November 20, 2009, USCIS opened a new Verification Operation Center in Buffalo, New York. E-Verify and Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program verification checks and compliance will be...

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) office has updated its mailing address.

Immigration and Customs Enfocement (ICE) reports that record numbers of international students are traveling to the United States to study at institutions of higher education despite the global economic downturn. ICE cites a the...

On October 28, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2010. The bill extended the following programs through September 30, 2012: 1) E-Verify; 2) the EB-5...