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How Employers Should Prepare for H-1B Employment Pre-Registration in March 2025

With the H-1B cap pre-registration period quickly approaching, now is the appropriate time to review your hiring needs, identify those individuals you intend to sponsor for H-1B employment authorization, and gather the...more

2/4/2025 / Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Workers , H-1B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visas

A Guide to Immigration Eligibility for the Department of Homeland Security's "Parole in Place" Application

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that on August 19, 2024, they will begin accepting applications for its new Parole in Place process, which is intended to promote family unity and stability. The Parole...more

8/1/2024 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Documentation , Eligibility , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Marriage , Non-Citizens

5 New USCIS Clarifications for Individuals With H-1B Status

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a new FAQ to provide clarity and potentially encourage entrepreneurship among individuals with H-1B status. This FAQ contains a number of helpful updates and...more

7/31/2024 / Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Entrepreneurs , H-1B , I-140 , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Ownership Interest , USCIS

Two Executive Actions by Biden Administration Seek to Provide Relief to Immigrant Families and Job-Seeking Dreamers

Yesterday, the Biden Administration announced a new immigration program in the United States aimed at promoting family unity. The program will allow some undocumented spouses and undocumented children of U.S. citizens to...more

6/19/2024 / Biden Administration , DACA , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Immigration Procedures , Minor Children , Non-Immigrant Visas , Spouses , Undocumented Immigrants , US Department of State , USCIS

H-1B Cap Season is Quickly Approaching!

With the H-1B cap pre-registration period quickly approaching, now is the appropriate time to review your hiring needs, identify those individuals you intend to sponsor for H-1B employment authorization and gather the...more

1/25/2024 / Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , H-1B , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visa Caps , Visas

USCIS Releases New Form I-9 and Permits Remote Verification for E-Verify Employers

Effective August 1, 2023, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new version contains changes to the form and...more

8/10/2023 / E-Verify , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Eligibility Verification , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Required Forms , USCIS

H-1B Cap Season is Approaching Quickly!

With the H-1B cap pre-registration period quickly approaching, now is the appropriate time to review your hiring needs, identify those individuals you intend to sponsor for H-1B employment authorization, and gather necessary...more

1/5/2023 / H-1B , Immigration Procedures , Registration Requirement , USCIS , Visa Caps , Visas

How Employers Can Prepare for the Upcoming H-1B Lottery

On March 1, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open up the electronic registration process for cab-subject H-1B petitions, including those filed for the advanced degree exemption. The...more

1/6/2021 / Biden Administration , Diversity Lottery , Electronic Filing , H-1B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , Immigration Procedures , Registration Requirement , Trump Administration , USCIS , Visas

What Might Immigration Law Look Like in a Biden Administration

When it assumed office, the Trump Administration took a series of actions that dramatically changed the immigration law landscape. A new Biden Administration could take a similarly expansive approach. We anticipate changes...more

11/16/2020 / Asylum , Biden Administration , DACA , Immigration Procedures , Legislative Agendas , Non-Immigrant Visas , Public Charge , Temporary Protected Status , Travel Ban , Trump Administration

Ian Wagreich

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

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