On March 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the FY2024 H-1B cap lottery was complete. The results: a historically low selection rate—with many multinational companies reporting that...more
3/29/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Intracompany Transferees ,
OPT ,
PERM ,
STEM ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
USCIS
On January 21, 2022, the White House released a fact sheet entitled “Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen our Economy and Competitiveness,” announcing several immigration-related policy...more
1/26/2022
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Entrepreneurs ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
National Interest Waiver ,
OPT ,
STEM ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The White House issued a Proclamation dated October 25, 2021 (Proclamation) implementing strict protocols that require noncitizen, nonimmigrant individuals traveling to the United States by air to be fully vaccinated with...more
10/27/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Masks ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Traveling Employee ,
Vaccinations ,
Visas
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the White House announced that beginning in early November the Administration will be putting strict protocols in place to require foreign nationals travelling to the United States by air to be...more
9/22/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
ESTA ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Vaccinations ,
Visa Waiver Program