February 22, 2017, Washington DC. Adhikari Law advises it’s clients and other corporations and legal entities to start planning for the filing of H-1B petitions under Fiscal Year 2018 cap. According to H-1B regulations, USCIS will start accepting petitions beginning from Monday, April 3rd, 2017 and will last for five business day until April 7th.[Read More]
H-1B Visa Programs
Plan early to meet FY 2018 H-1B numerical cap to file Petition in April 2017
February 7, 2017. ADHIKARI LAW suggests H-1B petitioners to keep in mind that USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions on April 1, 2017 for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 H-1B quota cases. If the petition is approved the H-1B beneficiary can start working on October 1, 2017 or earlier if he/she is eligible for H-1B[Read More]
Guidance on When to File an Amended or New H-1B Petition After Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC
On April 9, 2015, the precedent decision Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, 26 I&N Dec. 542 (AAO 2015) (Simeio) was issued. This decision represents the USCIS position that H-1B petitioners are required to file an amended or new petition before placing an H-1B employee at a new place of employment not covered by an existing, approved[Read More]