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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap

Release Date 

12/02/2024

USCIS has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

USCIS will send non-selection notices to registrants through their online accounts over the next few days. When USCIS finishes sending these non-selection notifications, the status for properly submitted registrations that USCIS did not select for the FY 2025 H-1B numerical allocations will show:

Visa Bulletin For December 2024

 

Number 96

Volume X

Washington, D.C

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A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS

This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during December for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.

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Recording for November 07, 2024 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna

FAQ: H-1B layoffs: 60-day grace period, visa options, and transitioning to study || Employer and agency verification requirements on the most recent I-94: Is this new note typical? || H-1B stamping delay and administrative processing in India: Payroll gaps, re-entry concerns, and expediting Options



Rajiv's Comments in the News - Citizenship by birth to be curtailed by incoming US President Trump, will impact 1 million Indians in green card queue

Published by: The Times of India: Nov 07, 2024

https://tinyurl.com/2j3ybacf

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv S. Khanna, immigration attorney told TOI, “The Trump plan suggests no automatic citizenship for children born in the US. This is almost certainly a contravention of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. A Supreme Court judgement is available to counter Trump’s misinterpretation. “

For more information on this news, please see the attachment.

H-1B grace period eligibility after second layoff and B-1/B-2 visa options for job search

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I got laid off on H1B in my previous company but found and started a job in a new company within a 60-day grace period. Again, the current company has provided a notice period for layoff. Will I get a 60-day grace period again this time?

How easy it is to get a B1/B2 to find a job after a layoff.

 

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If you experience a layoff while on H-1B status, you receive a 60-day grace period. If you secure a new H-1B approval and face another layoff, you'll receive a fresh 60-day grace period. This applies to H-1B transfers and extensions. As for obtaining a B-1/B-2 visa for job searching after a layoff, while there's no official measure of difficulty, the approval rates appear to be consistently positive, with no reported denials.

Rajiv's Comments in the News - No more automatic citizenship for children in US? What Trump's victory could mean for Indians queuing for green card

Published by: The Economic Times: Nov 06, 2024

https://tinyurl.com/r5t6dtmk

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

What does the order mean?

“The Trump plan suggests no automatic citizenship for children born in the US. This is almost certainly a contravention of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. A Supreme Court judgement is available to counter Trump’s misinterpretation," Rajiv S. Khanna, immigration attorney told TOI.