Guestbook Entry for Peter Thornhill, United States
Name
Peter Thornhill
Country
United States
State
Virginia
H-1B Visa
H-1B visa is reserved for "specialty occupations." Those that require a at least a bachelor's degree in a specific subject or closely related subjects.
Guestbook Entry for S Nair, United States
Name
S Nair
Country
United States
State
CT
Guestbook Entry for Ashwin D, United States
Name
Ashwin D
Country
United States
State
GA
Cap-Gap Rule for F-1 OPT and H-1B Cap Filer
The period of time when an F-1 student’s status and work authorization expire through the start date of their approved H-1B employment period is known as the "Cap-Gap".
Guestbook Entry for Ankit Jain, United States
Name
Ankit Jain
Country
United States
State
Texas
Changes in Issuing H-1B Visas to Affect Indian IT Firms
As reported by The Indian Express:
The proposed changes in the issuing of H-1B visas, the highly sought after US work permits, will badly affect the Indian IT firms which depend heavily on these work visas.
The changes under the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) put a curb on use of H-1B visa for those companies which have a higher ratio of work force under this category.
Most of the Indian companies will fall under this classification.
Guestbook Entry for Rajani Gurram, United States
Name
Rajani Gurram
Country
United States
State
Illinois
Update on H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Cap Season
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period, which ended on April 5, 2013. USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.