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H-1B Visa Rule Moves Closer to Release: Wage-Based Selection Likely

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/12/2025

The Trump administration is one step closer to unveiling a major change in how H-1B visas are allocated. On August 8, the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) signed off on a proposed rule that...more

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

Littler on 11/24/2020

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

UK Immigration: Post-Brexit Immigration Rules Published

Morgan Lewis on 10/26/2020

The UK government has now published a Statement of Changes setting out the rules for the new UK immigration system. Applications under the new system will open on December 1, 2020 for non-EEA nationals. ...more

USCIS Announces Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Cases To Be Filed Beginning April 1

Cozen O'Connor on 3/19/2020

USCIS announced on March 17, 2020, the temporary suspension of premium processing service for fiscal year (FY) 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions. Once USCIS begins accepting cap-subject petitions on April 1, we will not be able...more

USCIS Developments on the Discretion Afforded Adjudicators, and H-1B Premium Processing

Littler on 9/18/2018

In recent weeks, several notable policy changes have taken place concerning the adjudication of immigration petitions by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....more

The Changing Tides of the H-1B Visa Adjudication

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/11/2018

Employers are experiencing changes in the H-1B adjudicative process resulting in challenges in planning supplement professional work force hiring. The specified purpose of the "Hire American" section in President Trump’s...more

H-1B Program On Trial During Senate Hearing

JD Supra Perspectives on 3/22/2016

Prospects for passage of any H-1B reform legislation remain low in this politically charged election year....more

Dealing with Rejection: Options for Applicants Not Selected in the FY2016 H-1B Lottery

Franczek P.C. on 6/10/2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s announcement last month that it received nearly 233,000 H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2016 beginning October 1, 2015—a record total, and a 35% increase over last...more

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