May Holidays and H-1B Cap
Posted by admin on May 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Dear Friends,
Here in the United States we don’t generally think of early May for holidays but on the other side of the Pacific, Japan is just now finishing “Golden Week” with its three major holidays and its millions of travelers. On the other side of the Atlantic in France, May 8 is “Victory Day,” celebrating the end of World War II. And in France, Japan, the US and hundreds of other places around the world we all sit down this coming Sunday to honor one of the most important individuals – if not the most important individual – in our country: our mom. Happy Mother’s day to all of the Moms around the world.
H-1B Cap Count
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continue to accept applications for the H-1B, which allows international professionals in a specialty occupation, to work in the US. As of May 4, USCIS has received 45,000 applications toward the cap of 65,000. For more information see:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f
This week, for just a while longer, we will be accepting new applications for our wonderful Midwest water-parks.
Holiday Shopping and Updated I-9 Form
Posted by admin on December 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
December 12, 2008
Volume 6, Number 39
Dear Friends,
Shopping is one of the Holiday Season’s requisite activities here in the US. And a young lady I know (my 11 year-old daughter) has a clear opinion on this important pass-time. “If I had a free day I would shop ’til I drop! I would go to San Francisco’s Westfield Mall. They have all the best shops in the world and they have food on the bottom level when you get hungry. When I’m done eating, I can continue shopping. What a perfect day that would be!” Unless you are Daddy and have to pay for it.
Updated I-9 Form
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Employment Eligibility Verification Form, the I-9, will be updated. The new form will require all documents used for verifying work eligibility to be current. The new forms will not go into use until after being published in the Federal Register for 45 days.
We are starting to get more new open positions from Country Clubs in the New York area that will begin in the spring of next year.
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