Is the H1B Lottery Illegal?

27 Apr No Comments stu@crimapp.com H1B, Uncategorized ,

The immigration law firm of Parrilli and Rennison is considering an interesting challenge to the H1B lottery scheme? They argue that the lottery is not statutorily authorized and that the agency must proceed on a straight first in first out basis with priority dates given in fashion similar to the …

AILA Calls for More H1B Cap Slots

11 Apr No Comments stu@crimapp.com AILA, H1B

The American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (“AILA”) just issued a public call for US-CIS to increase the visa cap for H1B workers.  This year was 85,000.  This was not enough.  Of the 85,000, 20,000 were reserved under the advanced degree exemption which earmarks those positions for persons with graduate degrees from …