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  Major victory for H-1B employers as USCIS qualifies market research analyst as speciality occupation

  World | October 29, 2021 6:24 IST

  The settlement approved by the federal district court in the Northern District of California would now let companies request that the USCIS reopen and re-adjudicate their denied H-1B petitions.

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  United States suspends premium processing for H-1B visas

  World | March 20, 2020 8:55 IST

  This has been done ahead of the start of the April 1 annual season for H-1B petitions. The temporary suspension is similar to last year's suspension and will help us to reduce overall H-1B processing times, the USCIS said on Thursday.

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  Plan to rescind H-4 visas yet to get final shape as rule making process not complete: US official

  World | June 18, 2019 14:47 IST

  "No decision about the Obama administration regulation granting work authorisation to certain H-4 spouses is final until the rule making process is completed," the official said.

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  Much-coveted H-1B work visas cap reached for 2016: US

  World | April 08, 2015 12:45 IST

  New York: The US today said it has reached the cap for the much-coveted H-1B work visas for 2016 within the first five days for the third consecutive year and will now conduct a lottery