Archive for the ‘H-1b’ Category
H-1b Math: What Are My Chances of Winning the Lottery in 2018?
By Shaftel Law / January 25, 2018 / Employment Immigration
When asking what are my chances of winning the H-1b lottery, most lawyers will respond with a non-scientific answer based on their own rough historic success rate in the lottery, and predictions on the upcoming number of applications. We often do not go into the math because most of us (lawyers) were scared to death […]
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some H-1b Petitions
By Shaftel Law / September 21, 2017 / Employment Immigration
Premium processing is a service provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure expedited processing of immigration petitions. For an additional filing fee of $1225, USCIS promises to make an initial decision on a case within 15 calendar days. If USCIS issues a request for evidence, they are allowed an additional […]