In anticipation of the H-1B capfiling date of April 1, 2015, MU Law will be holding a free teleconference forour clients on February 4, 2014 at 2PM / 11AM PT.  Interested clientsshould email MU’s Annalisa Smith,who can register you for the teleconference.

Lastyear the H-1B cap was reached in the first week; we expect that the demand willbe even greater this year.  It is imperative that all H-1B cap-subjectpetitions are filled on April 1, 2015.

H-1Bcap-subject petitions include:
*International students working on an EAD card under an OPT or CPT program afterhaving attended a U.S. school
*International employees working on a TN may need an H-1B filed for them inorder for them to pursue a permanent residency (green card) case
*Prospective international employees in another visa status e.g. H-4, L-2, J-1,F-1
*H-1B workers with a cap exempt organization
*Prospective international employees currently living abroad

Inaddition to the H-1B cap discussion, MU lawyers will also provide anemployment-based immigration legislation update.