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UK Government Publishes Immigration White Paper Setting Out Significant Intended Reforms

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The UK government published its immigration White Paper on May 12 setting out proposed reforms to the UK’s immigration system. Titled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, the government outlines its intention to...more

Fisher Phillips

An Employers’ Guide to Navigating H-1B Season: Answers to Your Top Questions

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Are you confused about how to navigate the timelines and requirements for the H-1B cap season? It’s complicated! The registration window officially opened Friday – and employers that want to hire highly skilled foreign...more

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Top 5 Anticipated Changes to the Immigration Landscape During Trump's New Term

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President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office is expected to reshape U.S. policies related to immigration. Many of those changes will impact U.S. employers, even those without employees on work visas. Here are the top...more

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USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Has Been Reached for Fiscal Year 2025

On December 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the annual numerical allocation of 85,000 H-1B visas for fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025), which...more

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USCIS to Implement Varying Filing Fees by Visa Category

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In just two weeks, on April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement its new filing fee structure. The new fees will vary by visa type with exceptions for small employers and non-profit...more

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Client Alert: USCIS Finally Publishes the Dates for the New Fiscal Year’s H-1B lottery

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated employers and immigration practitioners regarding important dates to keep in mind regarding the upcoming H-1B registration for the upcoming H-1B lottery. This...more

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Further Details Announced Regarding UK Immigration Changes

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The UK government has announced key dates for changes regarding civil penalties for illegal working, the increase to minimum salary requirements, and sponsor licence renewals....more

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Ready, Set, Go . . . H-1B FY2025 Lottery Registration Dates Announced with Process Changes

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Employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for an H-1B visa in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 are approaching an important time of year. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the H-1B cap lottery...more

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Immigration Officials Unveil Sweeping Proposed Changes to H-1B Visa Process: What Employers Need to Do to Prepare

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Federal immigration authorities have just published long-awaited revisions to the H-1B visa process intended to modernize that nonimmigrant category and tighten the annual lottery system that has long frustrated employers and...more

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USCIS Petition Requirements for Relocating H-1B Employees Are Sound, Federal Court Confirms

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may require employers to file amended H-1B visa petitions when relocating employees to new locations and did not fail to follow or otherwise circumvent rulemaking requirements...more

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USCIS Completes FY 2023 H-1B Selection

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Federal immigration officials recently announced completion of the fiscal year 2023 H-1B CAP selection process, handing out the much-prized limited availability visas to those workers who qualify due to their specialized...more

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USCIS suspends biometrics for some to improve processing time

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In an affidavit to a federal court filed May 3, 2021, the USCIS Acting Associate Director of Service Center Operations stated that to decrease a substantial backlog, the agency was set to suspend the collection of biometrics...more

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H-1B Cap Alert – Key Dates for This Year's H-1B Registration Process

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It is that time of year again – H-1B cap season. The USCIS online system for H-1B cap registration will open for new employer (H-1B Registrant) account creation on March 2, 2021. Existing registration accounts created during...more

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USCIS to Accept H1-B Visa Registrations Beginning March 9, 2021

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently made an announcement that they will begin accepting registrations for the upcoming 2022 H-1B fiscal year starting on March 9, 2021 at 12 p.m. ET and ending on...more

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USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Upcoming Cap Season and Postpones Rule Prioritizing H-1B Cap Case...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2022 H-1B cap (from which the annual H-1B lottery will be run). Registration begins at...more

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DHS Withdraws Proposed Rule to Rescind H-4 Work Authorization Program

On January 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew its proposed rule that sought to eliminate the H-4 employment authorization document (EAD) program for eligible spouses of H-1B workers. The...more

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Biden Quickly Shifts Immigration Policies – What Employers Need to Know

With the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, immigration reform is on the near horizon. Employers are advised to stay abreast of fluid immigration policies that...more

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Labor Department Issues Another Minimum Wage Rule For High-Skilled Workers

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Apparently undeterred by prior litigation striking it down, the Department of Labor (DOL) has published another rule in the Federal Register raising minimum wages for high-skilled workers. The “Strengthening Wage Protections...more

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December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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U.S. District Court Sets Aside New Immigration Rules on Specialty Occupation and Wage Levels

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In a much-anticipated decision, on December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of business and university plaintiffs (led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), setting aside...more

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Breaking Down the New DOL and DHS H-1B Rules

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While the U.S. presidential election has come to an end, we continue to monitor changes in the Trump administration’s handling of ongoing agency immigration reforms through the end of 2020 and into early 2021 that may impact...more

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DHS Proposes Shift to Wage-Based H-1B Selection Process

On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would amend the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations...more

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US DOL Rule Changes How Prevailing Wages Are Determined for Immigration Purposes

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Effective October 8, 2020, the US Department of Labor will determine the prevailing wage for permanent labor certifications and labor condition applications based on a new formula for computing prevailing wage levels,...more

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U.S. Agencies Agree to Share Information in New Enforcement Initiative Targeting H-1B and Immigrant Workers

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The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) have jointly announced a new initiative to share data and records on immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions and workers....more

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Executive Order Limits Federal Contractors’ Use of Foreign Labor

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On August 3, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers, directing federal agencies to contract with those who prioritize the...more

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