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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 performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Travel Restrictions for Nationals of 19 Designated Countries Starts June 9

Tonkon Torp LLP on 6/9/2025

The Trump Administration announced a travel ban that fully restricts U.S. entry of nationals from 12 countries and partially restricts nationals from seven additional countries. This U.S. entry ban applies to foreign...more

Navigating the DHS Registration Requirement for Foreign Nationals

Saul Ewing LLP on 4/23/2025

On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) implementing a new registration requirement (“Registration Requirement”) for certain foreign nationals to be filed with...more

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

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 12/23/2024

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

DHS Publishes Proposed H-1B Regulations

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 10/24/2023

On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly modify the H-1B visa program. According to the DHS announcement, the proposed rule would...more

Trump's Revised Executive Order, "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States"

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/8/2017

On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed the highly anticipated and revised Executive Order (EO), "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." The new order rescinds the previous EO issued at...more

Revised Travel Ban: President Trump Signs New Executive Order

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/8/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order temporarily restricting certain foreign nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entry into the United States for 90...more

Executive Order Bans Entry of Foreign Nationals From Seven Countries

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 1/31/2017

Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to the United States for a period of at least 90 days. The executive order,...more

New DHS Rule Extends H-1B Cap Exemptions

Burr & Forman on 1/30/2017

One of the biggest drawbacks for employers trying to utilize the H-1B visa program is the numerical cap. The current law limits the number of H-1B visas available to 65,000 annually with an additional 20,000 available to...more

Contingency Planning for the Upcoming H-1B Season

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/29/2015

The H-1B non-immigrant visa allows foreign workers in certain occupations to legally live and work in the United States for a U.S. employer. In recent years, a growing number of foreign workers have applied for H-1B visas,...more

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