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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS... more +
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status.  less -
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USCIS Updates Policy Manual, Expands Enforcement Rule: What the Stricter Stance Means for H-1B, Family-Based, Other Beneficiaries

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) February 2025 policy memorandum and July 2025 policy manual update highlight the agency’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts. Generally, USCIS will no longer...more

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H-1B Registration Numbers for FY 2026 H-1B Cap Reveal an Increase in Selection Rate

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the selection numbers for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap, revealing a selection rate of approximately 35 percent compared to 29 percent in FY 2025....more

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Lottery Results of H-1B Selections Available on myUSCIS.gov

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USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced on March 31, 2025, that the agency has completed selections regarding the regular and advanced degree selections in its annual H-1B Lottery. The H-1B cap of 85,000...more

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FY2026 H-1B Lottery Has Been Completed and Registrants Notified of Selection

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) H-1B lottery for both regular H-1B cap beneficiaries, as well as advanced degree (master’s) cap beneficiaries. Those registrants who...more

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DHS issues Final Rule modernizing H-1B program

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued its H-1B modernization Final Rule this Wednesday. The rule is intended to improve the H-1B program by providing clarifications to make the program more efficient, improving the...more

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DHS Finalizes H-1B Modernization Rule Effective January 17, 2025

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On December 17, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the final implementation of the long-anticipated H-1B modernization rule. This rule, titled “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in...more

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H-1B Update: USCIS to Hold Second Round of Selections for FY 2025 H-1B Cap

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Just as people were starting to lose hope, USCIS announced that it will soon hold a second round of selections for the FY 2025 H-1B cap. USCIS will randomly select additional registrations for unique beneficiaries from the...more

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H-1B Cap Rule – Did it Work?

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As noted in our post in February 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule updating the H-1B cap registration process and creating a beneficiary-centric selection process. The rule took...more

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FY 2025 H-1B cap season has begun: What you need to know

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The annual H-1B cap season has begun for Fiscal Year 2025. Once again, there will be a two-step process – the registration step and then, if the registration is selected in the H-1B cap lottery, the petition step. Now is the...more

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Immigration Alert: TPS Beneficiaries Re-Registration Period Extended

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On September 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was extending the re-registration period for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of El Salvador, Haiti,...more

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New USCIS Policy Guidance on Two-Year Home Residence Requirement for J Nonimmigrant Classification

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USCIS has issued new policy guidance explaining how it determines whether a beneficiary has met the two-year home residence requirement applicable to nonimmigrant exchange visitors in J status....more

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Proposed Rule to Reform, Modernize H-1B Program

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USCIS has published a proposed rule that, once implemented, would significantly reform and modernize the H-1B Program. The Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements...more

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U.S. Immigration Site Visits Challenging for Remote Working L-1 Intracompany Transferees

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) site visits are challenging for employers and beneficiaries who work in the U.S. in L-1 Intracompany Transferee status. At these visits, U.S. government officials flash badges...more

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Humanitarian Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans with Sponsorship

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As of January 6, 2023, Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans and their immediate family members may be eligible for safe passage into the United States for up to two years as parolees if they have a financial...more

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USCIS Extends COVID-19 Flexibilities and Permanently Adopts Reproduced Signature Flexibility

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Since March 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has granted petitioners and beneficiaries certain flexibilities with respect to various petitions filed with USCIS. Since that time, those flexibilities have...more

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Updates COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Uniting for Ukraine Parolees

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday updated COVID-19 vaccination requirements for beneficiaries paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine, which provides a pathway for Ukrainian...more

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June 2020: A Bumpy Ride for Employers Who Sponsor Foreign Workers

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June 2020 is already proving itself to be a challenging month for employers who sponsor foreign workers. H-1B Cap Season - This year’s H-1B cap program was administered differently than it has been in previous years....more

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Long-Awaited DHS Regulation to Ease Job Portability Announced

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The final regulation, which will take effect on January 17, 2017, clarifies USCIS policies and improves job portability for highly skilled foreign workers....more

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Adjudicating L-1A Functional Manager Petition Requires Consideration of Role Within the Wider Qualifying International...

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The USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum adopting as binding a USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) non-precedent decision that provides guidance on evidence considered when determining whether a beneficiary qualifies as...more

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