{"id":92425,"date":"2017-03-04T05:46:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T10:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=92425"},"modified":"2025-01-09T18:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T23:43:36","slug":"us-to-halt-fast-processing-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-for-high-skilled-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/04\/us-to-halt-fast-processing-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-for-high-skilled-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"US to halt fast processing of H-1B visa petitions for high-skilled workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_92426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92426\" style=\"width: 574px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/US-Flag.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92426\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/US-Flag.png\" alt=\"The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Friday it will suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions from April 3 and it may last up to six months. (Photo: Presidio of Monterey\/Facebook)\" width=\"574\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/US-Flag.png 574w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/US-Flag-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Friday it will suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions from April 3 and it may last up to six months. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/presidioofmonterey\/7343032302\/\">Presidio of Monterey\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WASHINGTON\u2014The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Friday it will suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions from April 3 and it may last up to six months.<\/p>\n<p>The department wants to &#8220;reduce overall H-1B processing times&#8221; by halting premium processing, according to a press release on its website.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ciprodex online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcheminternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ciprodex.html\">https:\/\/www.indcheminternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ciprodex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy lexapro online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcheminternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/lexapro.html\">https:\/\/www.indcheminternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/lexapro.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> It allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations.<\/p>\n<p>Under the current system, a company that is sponsoring a potential employee or current employee&#8217;s H-1B petition may fill out a form to expedite the processing of that petition.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy symbicort inhaler online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcheminternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/symbicort-inhaler.html\">https:\/\/www.indcheminternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/symbicort-inhaler.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> After paying an additional USD1,225 fee for this service, USCIS responds typically in 15 calendar days, whereas standard H-1B petitions may take anywhere between three and six months to receive a judgement.<\/p>\n<p>For Silicon Valley companies, many of which employ large numbers of H-1B holders, this move could signal that waiting times for approval may get much longer, said a report from the Verge multimedia website.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 85,000 H-1B visas are issued annually, but demand has far outstripped supply in recent years, according to the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON\u2014The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Friday it will suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions from &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":92426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16136],"class_list":["post-92425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-immigration","tag-us-citizenship-and-immigration-services","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281993,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92425\/revisions\/281993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}