USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap
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Work Visa Options To Consider For Ukrainian Nationals
Want to learn more about how immigration policy? Check out this new Above the Law article by Tahmina Watson! “Work Visa Options To Consider For Ukrainian Nationals” explains the role[…]
USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
Copied from USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1[…]
DHS Withdraws H-1B Selection Final Rule
Copied from USCIS: The Department of Homeland Security has published a final rule that withdraws the Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions final rule,[…]
USCIS Received Over 300K H-1B Registrations for FY2022
After this year’s H-1B registration and subsequent lottery, many immigration practitioners lamented the seemingly low selection rates for their client’s cases, especially compared to years past. Master’s cap cases, which[…]
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Deference to Previous Decisions
Finally some great news that immigration practitioners everywhere, particularly those focused on business immigration, were hoping for. USCIS announced this morning their reversion back to their prior policy on deference,[…]
USCIS May Reopen H-1B Petitions Denied Under Three Rescinded Policy Memos
50 or so days into the new Biden administration and we are beginning to see some real policy changes and a return to normalcy, a welcome occurrence after the undue[…]
FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 9
Last year saw the implementation and rollout of the first ever electronic registration process for cap H-1Bs, representing a significant departure from past practice where employers (and their attorneys) would[…]
BREAKING: District Court Sets Aside DHS and DOL H-1B Wage Rules
A collective sigh of relief from the immigration law community, particularly business immigration practitioners, as a California U.S. District Court judge slapped down both the DHS H-1B rule and the[…]
Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective Oct. 19, 2020
USCIS announced today that premium processing fees are set to increase, effective on Monday, October 19, 2020. True to form, the agency did not see fit to give any sort[…]