On June 4, 2025, the White House issued two presidential proclamations that impose new constraints on visa issuance and travel to the United States. These actions are expected to impact multinational employers, academic...more
6/6/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Educational Institutions ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
M-1 Visa ,
Multinationals ,
National Security ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
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Universities ,
US Department of State ,
Visas
In this episode of Gavels & Gowns, an Education Law Podcast, host Micah Schwartz speaks with Tom Narvaez, an immigration attorney in our Labor, Employment & Immigration Section, to discuss how universities, colleges, and...more
The U.S. Department of State has revised its Visa Interview Waiver (commonly referred to as “dropbox”) Program criteria, narrowing eligibility for certain visa applicants. Now, visa applicants seeking renewal under the...more
As has been discussed extensively during this most recent election cycle, the incoming Trump administration has indicated a desire to address illegal immigration, including mass deportations of undocumented workers, within...more
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the registration period for this year’s H-1B lottery will begin at noon Eastern time on March 1, 2022 and will end at noon Eastern time on March 18, 2022. All...more
In October, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two interim final rules that would negatively, and significantly, impact how H-1B nonimmigrant “specialty occupation” visa...more
12/3/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
On Wednesday night, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation (the “proclamation”) that will temporarily suspend the entry of certain immigrants for an initial sixty (60) day period. This suspension will go into...more
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed it will utilize a new electronic registration system for the Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B lottery. By way of background, the H-1B visa program allows companies in the United...more
1/15/2020
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-1 Visas ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
Registration Requirement ,
STEM ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) on Friday that would require companies seeking first-time H-1B approvals subject to the statutory cap or lottery (also known as...more