Lawsuits Filed in California and DC Federal Courts Challenge New DOL and USCIS H-1B Regulations -
In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) each published...more
USCIS and DOL Will Implement Changes to H-1B Regulations
That Will Likely Be Subject to Legal Challenge -
On September 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) submitted an interim final rule (“IFR”)...more
10/9/2020
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The Coronavirus and Its Impact on U.S. Immigration -
In last month’s Alert, we provided notice of the Trump administration’s presidential proclamation that indefinitely barred foreign nationals (not U.S. citizens or...more
The Coronavirus and Its Impact on Those Traveling from China -
On January 31, 2020, in response to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Trump administration, through Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex...more
2/12/2020
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USCIS Will Accept Only New Employment-Based and Adjustment of
Status Application Forms as of October 15, 2019 -
On October 8, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that will no longer accept...more
10/11/2019
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On March 19, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will accept premium processing requests (i.e., Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service) for fiscal year (“FY”) 2020 H-1B cap...more
Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Petition Filings Are Not Eligible for Premium Processing -
On March 12, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) opened premium processing eligibility for all H-1B petitions...more
USCIS Will Reinstate Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions Filed on December 21, 2018, or Earlier -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) officially announced that it will resume accepting premium...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has officially announced that as of Monday, January 28, 2019, it will begin accepting premium processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap cases pending adjudication. These H-1B...more
USCIS Proposes New Registration Requirement to File H-1B Cap Petitions for Fiscal Year 2020 and Reverses Order of H-1B Cap Lottery -
On December 3, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USICS”) proposed new...more
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had (i) reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B cap for fiscal year 2019...more
On March 20, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it was temporarily suspending premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed in this year’s H-1B cap. This suspension applies to both the...more
The 2018 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached -
On April 7, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it had reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year 2018 (“FY18”). This...more