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Employers’ Notification Requirements When Employing Foreign Nationals in H-1B, H-1B1, E-3

Employers that employ foreign nationals have various notification requirements. Immigration cases that require LCA (Labor Condition Application) filings with the Department of Labor (DOL) before submitting petitions to USCIS...more

USCIS Reaches Settlement Agreement for H-1B Petitions in Madkudu v. USCIS

USCIS entered into a settlement agreement in Madkudu v. USCIS that may signal changes in how USCIS will determine which positions qualify as a “specialty occupation” for H-1B purposes. During the Trump Administration, USCIS...more

Judge Vacates Public Charge Rule But Seventh Circuit Stays The Order

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay a day after a federal district court held the Public Charge Rule violated the Administration Procedures Act (APA) and issued summary judgment in favor...more

Lawmakers Seek Additional Immigrant Visas For Doctors, Nurses To Ease Shortage Of Healthcare Workers

A bi-partisan group has introduced a new bill in both the House and the Senate that would make additional immigrant visas (green cards) available to doctors and nurses. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA) would...more

Growing USCIS Processing Backlog Continues Into New Year

USCIS is starting the year with a growing backlog of processing delays. In May 2019, a bi-partisan group of Senators wrote to USCIS requesting information on why the service-oriented agency adjudicating immigration...more

1/3/2020  /  GAO , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visas

H-1B, H-4, Fees On Latest Regulatory Agenda From DHS

According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda, changes to business immigration are on the way, particularly with regard to H-1B visas. It is unclear, however, when these rules will actually...more

DOL, USCIS Continue Focus On H-1B Visa Abuse

With his “Buy American, Hire American” Executive Order, President Donald Trump officially announced his intention to reform the H-1B visa program and the DOL and the USCIS are taking steps accordingly....more

Two International Entrepreneurs Start under New York’s International Innovators Visa Program

Understanding the scarcity of H-1B visas, early in 2016, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY), launched the International Innovators...more

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