As part of ongoing efforts to ensure the integrity of the immigration benefit process, the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) operates an Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (ASVVP). ...more
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed “to carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history”, promising to declare a national emergency and deploy the military for enforcement. Building on the policies...more
12/3/2024
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Visas
In an effort to reduce fraud in the H-1B Visa Lottery program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is implementing a new process targeted at selecting unique beneficiaries rather than registrations. This will give...more
Commencing January 29, 2024, and expected to run through April 1, 2024, DOS will launch a pilot program for certain eligible foreign nationals from Canada and India to renew their H-1B Visas stateside without having to travel...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) is once again requiring employers that want to sponsor a worker for an H-1B visa - which is awarded to employees who possess highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s or...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) is now requiring that employers register on myaccount.uscis.gov and pay a one-time ten (10) dollar registration fee in order to participate in the Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B Visa...more