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Fisher Phillips

Workplace Immigration Update: H-1B Cap Reached, Venezuela TPS Revived, and Electronic Device Searches

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Employers should be mindful of four critical immigration developments that have recently taken place and could impact your workplace. Here is the latest update from our Immigration Team....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

H-1B Cap Starts Initial Registration Period on March 7

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The 2025 H-1B cap registration period will begin at 12 p.m. Eastern time on March 7, 2025, and will conclude at 12 p.m. Eastern on March 24, 2025. Prospective petitioners are required to register each beneficiary online and...more

Foster Garvey PC

Employer Guide to the 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Process

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H-1B cap filing season is fast approaching. U.S. employers sponsoring foreign workers for temporary H-1B visas should begin preparing for the new electronic registration starting March 7, 2025....more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

US Department of Homeland Security Publishes H-1B Modernization Rule

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On December 18, 2024, the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security published its final rule to overhaul several aspects of the H-1B visa program. This final rule, which takes effect 30 days after publication, is...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

New Key Updates to the H-1B Visa Program: What Employers Need to Know

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule with key updates to the H-1B specialty occupation nonimmigrant visa program. The final rule is aimed at modernizing the H-1B program by improving efficiency...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Immigration by the Numbers: Key Stats on FY 2025 H-1B Cap Lottery and H-1B Alternatives  

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With the second round of the H-1B cap lottery just completed, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has now released statistics for this year’s H-1B cap selections as well as statistics on H-1B...more

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USCIS Announces Second H-1B Cap Lottery

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On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will conduct a second H-1B cap lottery. The agency will select an additional number of H-1B registrations from the remaining...more

Dentons

H-1B Lottery Odds – Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: Will submitting my registration on the first day increase my odds of selection? A: No. The lottery is conducted randomly after the registration period closes. Your odds for selection will increase with a US master’s or...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

H-1B Cap Alternatives: Visa Options for the Healthcare Industry and Biotechnology Companies

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The H-1B visa is among the most popular working visas in the U.S. for individuals filling professional (degree-requiring) positions.  Most H-1B visas are subject to an annual quota or “cap.”  These are often referred to as...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

USCIS Concludes March H-1B Pre-Registration Lottery Selection and Announces Expansion of Premium Processing and Commitment to...

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced March 29, 2022 that it had completed its H-1B random lottery selections after receiving sufficient submissions for its annual H-1B quota during the H-1B...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Backlog to the Future: Lingering Questions about the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Wait Times Under H.R. 1044/S. 386

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Nearly one million lawfully present foreign workers are currently waiting to receive lawful permanent residence status (green card). This backlog is primarily caused by statutorily imposed numerical limits that cap the number...more

Cozen O'Connor

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

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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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

USCIS Overhauls H-1B Cap Process For 2020

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Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had completed pilot testing of its new electronic registration tool and would implement it for the H-1B cap season in 2020. The new electronic...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

USCIS To Begin Premium Processing For H-1B Petitions On May 20

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On May 20, 2019, USCIS will begin premium processing for cap-subject H-1B cases that were filed concurrently with Form I-907 premium processing requests. Under the Premium Processing Service, USCIS guarantees 15-calendar-day...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

H1B Cap Season — USCIS Now Accepting Petitions

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It is the equivalent of the NCAA March Madness for H-1B petitioners and beneficiaries. The fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season is officially in full swing....more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

USCIS Phasing In New Two-Tiered Premium Processing Procedure And H-1B Cap Selection Update

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On March 19, USCIS made a surprise announcement - it will be phasing in a new two-tiered premium processing procedure and establishing a new H-1B data hub on its website. On April 1, USCIS will commence accepting cap-subject...more

Epstein Becker & Green

December 2018 Special Immigration Alert

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USCIS Proposes New Registration Requirement to File H-1B Cap Petitions for Fiscal Year 2020 and Reverses Order of H-1B Cap Lottery - On December 3, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USICS”) proposed new...more

Littler

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

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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

Burr & Forman

School Districts Taking Advantage of New H-1B Cap Exemption Regulations

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With the increased focus on foreign language programs — particularly the popularity of immersion programs in which the foreign language is used for instruction rather than as the subject of instruction—schools districts are...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

H-1B Cap and Lottery Update

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On May 3rd, USCIS completed all data entry of fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in the computer-generated "lottery" process. The data entry process includes the receipt of petitions selected in the lottery...more

Baker Donelson

H-1B Cap FY2017 and Aftermath

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The USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during this year’s FY2017 filing period for the annual supply of 85,000 new H-1B visas (65,000 for regular cap plus an additional 20,000 for workers with a U.S. Master’s degree)....more

Epstein Becker & Green

USCIS Announces Completion of H-1B Lottery for Fiscal Year 2017

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On April 12, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it had received more than 236,000 H-1B petitions subject to the quota for fiscal year 2017 (i.e., 65,000 for regular H-1B petitions,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

USCIS Receives More Than 236,000 H-1B Cap Petitions and Completes Lottery Process

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Seyfarth Synopsis: USCIS completes the lottery process and receives more than 236,000 H-1B cap petitions. On April 12, 2016, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it received more...more

JD Supra Perspectives

H-1B Program On Trial During Senate Hearing

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

Clark Hill PLC

H-1B Cap Season, Denial of STEM OPT Rule, Amendments to Visa Waiver Program, March Visa Bulletin

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A foreign national qualifies for H-1B status if he/she holds at least a U.S. Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) relevant to the field in which he/she will be working, and the position normally requires at least a Bachelor's...more

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