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Cozen O'Connor

USCIS Notifies all Potential Petitioners of Beneficiaries Selected in the H-1B CAP Lottery for FY26

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap,...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

The FY 2025 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached! Now What?

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 1 that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. Applicants...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New H-1B Lottery Process in 2020!

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As we approach the holiday season, immigration practitioners, interested employers, and foreign nationals are gearing up for yet another H-1B lottery season. The upcoming lottery season will be significantly different than in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Help for H-1B Hopefuls? Changes Coming to the H-1B Visa Cap Process

Employers who seek to sponsor foreign workers for cap-subject H-1B visas in 2020 will likely see a big change in the process – the use of an electronic pre-registration system that many believe will improve efficiency and...more

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Now We Wait: What to Keep in Mind After Filing an H-1B Petition With USCIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the selection process for H-1B cap subject petitions filed for fiscal year (FY) 2020. On April 10, 2019, the agency ran computerized lotteries for both regular...more

Burr & Forman

DHS Proposes Major Lottery Changes Ahead Of H-1B Filing Season

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Every January, employers begin making preparing for the H-1B visa filing season so they will be ready for the H-1B cap filing deadline on April 1st. Filing H-1B petitions typically come with a degree of anxiety given the visa...more

Fisher Phillips

Massive Changes To H-1B System Proposed For 2019

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently proposed a new rule that could dramatically change the way the H-1B application process works. The rule would establish an electronic pre-registration system and run the...more

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The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2017

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We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast-approaching April 1, 2017, opening date for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S....more

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