Officers from the USCIS California Service Center (CSC) answered questions regarding H-1B processing during a recent stakeholder meeting.

On August 25, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a memorandum with recommendations on improving fraud detection in the adjudication of H-1B and H-2B petitions.

The...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report assessing H-1B worker use of Social Security numbers (SSN).

On September 9, 2011, USCIS announced that approximately 32,200 cap-subject H-1B petitions had been filed for fiscal year 2012.  This means that there are fewer than 32,800 cap-subject H-1B visas remaining for fiscal year...

During a stakeholder meeting on September 9, 2011, the Department of Labor provided updates regarding delays in the issuance prevailing wage determinations. Processing of prevailing wage determinations has been stalled since...