U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that as of November 22, 2011, it has received sufficient H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for Fiscal Year 2012 (10/1/2011 through 9/30/2012). The H-1B cap applies only to petitions for new employment, and generally does not affect H-1B sponsors who request extensions or a change of
November 2011
State Department Struggling To Keep Up With Visa Demand In China And Brazil
By Suzan Kern on
Posted in Nonimmigrant Visas, State Department
Department of State Managing Director for Visa Services, Ed Ramotowski, announced yesterday that, due to their robust economies and currency strength against the U.S. dollar, 44% more U.S. visas have been issued in Brazil this year than last year and 35% more in China. DOS described its efforts to keep up with this skyrocketing demand.
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