On 12/22/09, USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap. As such, work permits under the H-1B category can no longer be submitted for the fiscal year 2010. However, if you wish to apply for a US work permit through the H-1B category, you may apply [...]
Temporary residents may now apply for Canadian work permits or to extend their stay in Canada online. The web-based portal is intended to provide work permit and extension applicants with faster, more accessible and efficient service and eliminate the paper-based work permit or extension applications which could be returned if incomplete, thereby delaying the process. [...]
Due to the re-implemented requirement for visitor visas from Czech Nationals which took place on July 14th, 2009, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has now re-opened its Prague visa office for the assessment of visitor visas. The visa post has been opened as of yesterday, December 21, 2009 and will assess only Canadian visitor visa applicants. Individuals from [...]
New legislation passed in the province of Ontario bans all Live-in Caregiver recruitment agencies operating there from charging fees for their services. The new law also indicates that persons working on behalf of the agencies are also prohibited from charging nannies fees for their recruitment services. Further, the new law prohibits employers from asking live-in [...]
As of December 11, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 62,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions for the 65,000 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits. Contact our office to discuss your H-1B options while there [...]
Our team of U.S. attorneys was recently succesful in obtaining an approval of an EB-1 I-140 petition and lawful permanent resident stauts (‘green card’) on behalf of a client. We received the approvals within four months of filing, without any requests for evidence or any other unnecessary delays. Feel free to contact our U.S. attorneys [...]
