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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

TPS in Transition: Litigation, Terminations and Temporary Protections in Flux

Warner Norcross + Judd on 7/29/2025

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) allows eligible foreign nationals to enter and remain in the U.S. for a limited period due to extraordinary conditions in their home countries, such as natural disasters or armed conflicts....more

USCIS to Increase Scrutiny for TN Visa Requirements: Impact on Employers

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 7/22/2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its policy manual regarding TN visa eligibility requirements. The new guidance imposes stricter guidelines for eligibility. Changes focus on the nature of the...more

New USCIS Guidance overhauls TN visa requirements

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/30/2025

The USCIS has issued new guidance in its Policy Manual, which updates the eligibility criteria for TN professionals under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, also known as the “USMCA.” This guidance outlines...more

Employers Must Update I-9 Forms of Employees with Work Authorization Documents Based on Haitian TPS

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/26/2025

On Feb. 20, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation will terminate on Aug. 3, 2025. Work authorization documents based on Haitian TPS are now auto-extended only to...more

Ongoing ICE Raids – Key Information for Individuals and Employers

Warner Norcross + Judd on 1/28/2025

Over the last week, federal immigration enforcement has intensified in some parts of the country, though not yet on the scale many feared. According to reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made 308 arrests...more

Revised Exchange Visitor Skills List: A Game-Changer for J-1 Visa Holders from China, India, and Beyond

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 12/9/2024

The U.S. Department of State has announced a major update to the Exchange Visitor Skills List, effective December 9, 2024. This is the first significant revision in 15 years and removes the two-year home-residency requirement...more

A Glimpse into the Trump 2.0 Business Immigration Landscape

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 11/13/2024

Share It is pretty clear what President-elect Donald Trump intends to do regarding border enforcement, honoring his pledge to launch the largest domestic deportation operation in U.S. history, but little has been reported on...more

Retrogression and Further Delays Expected in the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Process During May 2023

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 4/14/2023

Employers sponsoring foreign nationals should be aware that some cut-off dates for filing immigrant visa applications in certain employment-based (EB) preference categories have recently “retrogressed” or moved backwards in...more

October FAQs and Reminders for H-1B Employers

Quarles & Brady LLP on 10/6/2022

Generally, new H-1B petitions selected and approved in each year’s H-1B Cap Lottery are effective starting October 1st. Accordingly, prudent employers should take precautions each year to ensure that they can best support...more

Employment-Based Preference Visa: Transfer Underlying Basis for Pending Green Card Application

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/25/2022

For the first time, USCIS has advised people with a pending green card application of its documentary requirements for transfers between employment-based classifications and issued an alert regarding the process...more

2022 Brings 3 Welcome Changes for Workplace Visa Issuances

Fisher Phillips on 1/6/2022

As the new year begins, federal immigration officials are implementing rules to help the over 500,000 backlogged visa appointments – three of which will be quite welcome news to employers across the country. Most of these...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

Call To Action: Temporary Ban On Entry Of Nonimmigrant Visa Workers May Be Coming

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/15/2020

The Trump Administration is reportedly contemplating a proclamation that will significantly affect a number of temporary work permit programs. Although we cannot predict with certainty what these restrictions will be or their...more

Immigration Update During Pandemic: Visa Sanctions, Extensions of Nonimmigrant Status, and Visa Premium Processing

Littler on 4/20/2020

On April 10, 2020, the president issued a new memorandum, Memorandum on Visa Sanctions, focused on immigration compliance measures and enforcement....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

Newly Released USCIS Data Confirms Increase In Number Of Requests For Evidence And Denials Of Non-Immigrant Visa Petitions

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 3/12/2019

USCIS recently provided updated data showing there has been a decline in approvals and higher rates of requests for evidence (RFE) for several key employer-sponsored non-immigrant visa categories. The newly released data,...more

What Will A Governor Newsom Mean for California Employers?

Fisher Phillips on 11/7/2018

While much of the attention this midterm election has been focused on Congress and federal issues - the “blue wave” and a “referendum” on the Trump presidency - California employers know all too well that employment and labor...more

Immigration Policy Changes Leave Employers Wishing USCIS Took a Summer Vacation

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/21/2018

There were no lazy days of summer to be had in 2018—at least not when it came to the introduction of new immigration policies by the Trump administration. The momentum with which it announced and implemented new policies over...more

Thinking About E-Verify? Verify With The Union First!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/21/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The E-Verify program has become a controversial topic in the political arena and throughout workplaces nationwide. Last month, the NLRB held, amongst other things, that an employer violated the NLRA by...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

Continued Enforcement by USCIS: Recent Memos on Immediate Denials and Possible Deportation for Beneficiaries of Employment-Based...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/21/2018

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued two policy memoranda that will affect all immigration petitions filed with the agency. While implementation of the policies is still unclear,...more

Special Immigration Alert - August 2018

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/2/2018

I. USCIS Delays Implementation of New “Notice to Appear” Policy Memo - On June 28, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a policy memo updating the guidelines to allow USCIS officers to issue...more

Proposed Expansion of E-Verify Services and Obligations Could Add New Burdens for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/5/2015

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced its intention to expand not only its E-Verify communication services but also implement new obligations for employers that participate in the E-Verify...more

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