U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a temporary suspension of premium processing for H-1B Cap petitions, starting April 2, 2018. While normal processing of H-1B visa applications typically takes three to six months, premium processing guarantees that an initial review of the petition occurs in 15 calendar days, for an additional fee of $1,225…. [Read More]
6 Tips to Reduce Your Risk for RFE when Filing Your H-1B
The 2017 H-1B season saw an unprecedented increase in Request for Evidence (RFE) challenges to H-1B visa petitions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and there is no indication 2018 will be any different. With the filing deadline for the 2018 lottery on April 6th, it is important to learn from the 2017… [Read More]
2018 H-1B Visa Guide Released
FordMurray is pleased to release our downloadable 2018 H-1B Visa Guide.
Time to Identify H-1B Employees as 2018 Filing Deadline Approaches
How to Prepare for the 2018 H-1B Cap After the first year of the Trump Administration, few aspects of national immigration policy remain untouched, including the H-1B process. Even as reform talks are ongoing, thanks to the overwhelming support of the nation’s business sectors, H-1B visas will remain a viable option for bringing qualified foreign… [Read More]
Video: H-1B Compliance – Getting the Public Access File Right
In this video, with accompanying transcript, Attorney Michael Murray delves into an important aspect of H-1B Compliance – the public access file. This video is for those who have hired the H-1B worker and filed the Labor Condition Application, and who are looking at the back-end processing and compliance of those documents. For more information about… [Read More]
