Guestbook Entry for Jayanthan Padinjaredath, United States
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Jayanthan Padinjaredath
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United States
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USCIS Provides Details on H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions for Work Performed in the CNMI and Guam
Introduction
Workers in H-1B and H-2B classifications who are admitted to perform labor and services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam are exempt from the H-1B cap and H-2B cap from November 28, 2009 to December 31, 2014. The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), Public Law 110-229, provides a special exemption to the statutory numerical limitations (or “caps”) for temporary workers in H nonimmigrant classifications mentioned in Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
USCIS Issues Additional Information Regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to Employers Filing H-1B Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to employers seeking to file H-1B petitions.
USCIS Memo On Numerical Limitation Exemption for H Nonimmigrants Employed in the CNMI and Guam
USCIS issues memo to provided guidance on the processing and adjudicating of Form I-129 filed on behalf of H-1B "specialty occupation" and H-2B "temporary nonagricultural" workers.
USCIS Memo On Numerical Limitation Exemption for H Nonimmigrants Employed in the CNMI and Guam
USCIS issues memo to provided guidance on the processing and adjudicating of Form I-129 filed on behalf of H-1B "specialty occupation" and H-2B "temporary nonagricultural" workers.
Guestbook Entry for rahul wadnerkar, United States
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rahul wadnerkar
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United States
Rajiv's Comments in The Times of India - US to scan social media of all H-1B, H-4 visa applicants from December 15
Published by: The Times of India - December 04, 2025
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-to-scan-social-media-of…
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
Rajiv S. Khanna, managing attorney at Immigration.com expressed dismay that a country which professes to be a shining beacon of free speech does not appreciate it.
Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for H-1B and Dependent H-4 Visa Applicants
Last Updated: December 3, 2025
As of December 15, the Department will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B applicants and their dependents, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for H-1B and their dependents (H-4), F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas are instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.”
USCIS Increases Screening, Vetting of Aliens Working in U.S.
Release Date
12/04/2025
Maximum validity periods of some Employment Authorization Documents will be reduced
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain categories of aliens. This update also incorporates changes to EAD validity periods made by recent legislation to ensure proper vetting and screening of aliens.