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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Proposed rule on H-1B cap selection process should be coming soon

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent for review a proposed rule (Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions) regarding the H-1B lottery selection...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Beltway Buzz - August 2022 #4

DACA Regulations Finalized. On August 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a final rule to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Court Vacates Rule Favoring High-Wage Earners in H-1B Cap Selection Process

A federal district court has struck down a legacy Trump administration rule that would have replaced the annual H-1B cap lottery with a scheme to favor high-wage earners. If implemented, the rule would have adversely...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USCIS Announces Rules for H-1B Lottery

Key points: - H-1B lottery will be open from March 9 until March 25, 2021. - There will be no changes from last year’s lottery rules. - Priority for higher-paid H-1B applicants will not be implemented in 2021, but...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Immigration Under Biden Administration: H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period

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In the first few weeks under the new Biden Administration, the United States has already seen the unraveling of some of the more restrictive measures taken by the Trump Administration, and more dismantling is expected to...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

H-1B Cap Lottery May Favor The Highest Paid Foreign Nationals - But Will The Rule Take Effect?

In filing an H-1B petition, employers must select one of four wage levels for the applicable occupational title in preparing the required Labor Condition Application. (There is an exception when a private wage survey is...more

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