May 11th, 2009
If you are a physician, or work in the healthcare industry, it is probably obvious that there is a shortage of physicians in many areas of the US. However, Immigration Law is counterintuitive at times and does not reflect “real world” realities.
This may change with new proposed legislation introduced by Senator Conrad, author of the current Conrad 30 program. Read about the new legislation here.
Learn about the Obama administration’s proposals to address the doctor shortage by reading my post about the New York Times article “Doctor Shortage Proves Obstacle to Obama Goals: Primary Care Lacking”
Posted in Green Cards, News, Work Visas, j1 and j2 Waivers
May 6th, 2009
To our surprise the H-1B cap has not been met due to the economy. As of May 4, 2009, approximately 45,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. Last year the H-1B Cap was not only met, but there was a lottery to determine which applications would be accepted, due to the high number of H-1B applications that were filed last year.
USCIS continues to accept advanced degree petitions stating that experience has shown that not all petitions received are approvable.
Posted in News
April 3rd, 2009
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Posted in Work Visas
