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UK Government Publishes Immigration White Paper Setting Out Significant Intended Reforms

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The UK government published its immigration White Paper on May 12 setting out proposed reforms to the UK’s immigration system. Titled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, the government outlines its intention to...more

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Top 5 Anticipated Changes to the Immigration Landscape During Trump's New Term

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President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office is expected to reshape U.S. policies related to immigration. Many of those changes will impact U.S. employers, even those without employees on work visas. Here are the top...more

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USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Has Been Reached for Fiscal Year 2025

On December 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the annual numerical allocation of 85,000 H-1B visas for fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025), which...more

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USCIS to Implement Varying Filing Fees by Visa Category

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In just two weeks, on April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement its new filing fee structure. The new fees will vary by visa type with exceptions for small employers and non-profit...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: USCIS Finally Publishes the Dates for the New Fiscal Year’s H-1B lottery

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated employers and immigration practitioners regarding important dates to keep in mind regarding the upcoming H-1B registration for the upcoming H-1B lottery. This...more

Morgan Lewis

Further Details Announced Regarding UK Immigration Changes

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The UK government has announced key dates for changes regarding civil penalties for illegal working, the increase to minimum salary requirements, and sponsor licence renewals....more

Burr & Forman

Ready, Set, Go . . . H-1B FY2025 Lottery Registration Dates Announced with Process Changes

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Employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for an H-1B visa in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 are approaching an important time of year. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the H-1B cap lottery...more

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H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2024

On December 13, 2023, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the H-1B specialty occupation visa cap had been met for fiscal year (FY) 2024....more

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H-1B Cap Lottery, Round Two: Selection Results Have Been Released

On the heels of a surprise announcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has conducted a second round of H-1B cap lottery selections. This move was much-anticipated by employers and foreign national workers...more

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USCIS Petition Requirements for Relocating H-1B Employees Are Sound, Federal Court Confirms

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may require employers to file amended H-1B visa petitions when relocating employees to new locations and did not fail to follow or otherwise circumvent rulemaking requirements...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Not Selected in the H-1B Lottery? Now What?

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Each year in March, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts a lottery to award H-1B slots to enough foreign workers to meet its 85,000 visa annual cap. This number includes 20,000 slots reserved for...more

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Court Endorses False Claims Act Theory for Business and Work Visas

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In a False Claims Act (FCA) case with implications for the use of business and work visas, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey refused on Tuesday to reconsider or allow an immediate appeal of its prior ruling...more

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USCIS suspends biometrics for some to improve processing time

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In an affidavit to a federal court filed May 3, 2021, the USCIS Acting Associate Director of Service Center Operations stated that to decrease a substantial backlog, the agency was set to suspend the collection of biometrics...more

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USCIS to Accept H1-B Visa Registrations Beginning March 9, 2021

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently made an announcement that they will begin accepting registrations for the upcoming 2022 H-1B fiscal year starting on March 9, 2021 at 12 p.m. ET and ending on...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

USCIS to Delay Implementation of Wage-Weighted H-1B Quota Selection Rule Until December 31, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made the decision to delay implementation of the rule introducing wage-weighted priority into the H-1B lottery selection system. USCIS announced that it will delay the...more

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USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Upcoming Cap Season and Postpones Rule Prioritizing H-1B Cap Case...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2022 H-1B cap (from which the annual H-1B lottery will be run). Registration begins at...more

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Biden Administration Delays Trump-Era Rule Changing H-1B Lottery System

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The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more

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Biden Quickly Shifts Immigration Policies – What Employers Need to Know

With the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, immigration reform is on the near horizon. Employers are advised to stay abreast of fluid immigration policies that...more

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DHS Announces Significant Changes to H-1B Cap Selection Process

On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that significantly alters the longstanding randomized lottery process that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has...more

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U.S. District Court Sets Aside New Immigration Rules on Specialty Occupation and Wage Levels

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In a much-anticipated decision, on December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of business and university plaintiffs (led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), setting aside...more

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Breaking Down the New DOL and DHS H-1B Rules

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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

Fisher Phillips

What’s Next For Employers: Top 10 Immigration Developments To Expect Under The Biden Administration

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While the election results may still be debated until officially certified and litigation is resolved, employers should be looking ahead to what a Biden administration will mean for immigration. Prior to this tumultuous year,...more

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DHS Proposes Shift to Wage-Based H-1B Selection Process

On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would amend the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations...more

Morgan Lewis

UK Immigration: Post-Brexit Immigration Rules Published

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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

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US DOL Rule Changes How Prevailing Wages Are Determined for Immigration Purposes

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Effective October 8, 2020, the US Department of Labor will determine the prevailing wage for permanent labor certifications and labor condition applications based on a new formula for computing prevailing wage levels,...more

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