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BakerHostetler

New Green Card Path for High-Achieving Employees

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On April 10, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert advising that it has adopted the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulatory definition of “Science or Art” for Schedule A, Group II cases....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

U.S. State Department Confirms Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps

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The State Department announced they will begin processing visa stamp renewals in Washington, D.C. as early as January 2024. This pilot program will only be available for 20,000 individuals in the U.S. in H-1B status who are...more

Fisher Phillips

USCIS Will Implement Second Round of H-1B Cap Registration Lottery Selection for FY2024

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Federal immigration officials announced Thursday that they will conduct a second round of its random computer-generated H-1B cap registration lottery for those U.S. employers that timely registered their foreign national...more

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H-1B Lottery Odds – Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: Will submitting my registration on the first day increase my odds of selection? A: No. The lottery is conducted randomly after the registration period closes. Your odds for selection will increase with a US master’s or...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

H-1B Cap Alternatives: Visa Options for the Healthcare Industry and Biotechnology Companies

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The H-1B visa is among the most popular working visas in the U.S. for individuals filling professional (degree-requiring) positions.  Most H-1B visas are subject to an annual quota or “cap.”  These are often referred to as...more

Littler

President Biden Issues New Executive Orders and Supports Comprehensive Reform of Immigration Policy

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Former President Trump’s administration made countless policy changes that have transformed the U.S. immigration landscape over the past four years. With President Biden now in office after running a presidential campaign...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Backlog to the Future: Lingering Questions about the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Wait Times Under H.R. 1044/S. 386

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Nearly one million lawfully present foreign workers are currently waiting to receive lawful permanent residence status (green card). This backlog is primarily caused by statutorily imposed numerical limits that cap the number...more

Littler

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

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Immigration Law Under Biden - What Changes Can We Expect?

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As we near the U.S. Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021, the U.S. population and the world are on edge. In COVID-19 limbo, people are filled with polarized feelings and varying expectations: excitement, uncertainty,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Litigation Victories Force USCIS to Rescind Restrictive H-1B Memoranda — Agency Also Offers Unclear Guidance on H-1B...

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In the wake of recent losses in the federal courts, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – on June 17, 2020 – issued a memorandum that rescinds two agency policies which, for more than ten years, had forced...more

Cozen O'Connor

USCIS Announces Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Cases To Be Filed Beginning April 1

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USCIS announced on March 17, 2020, the temporary suspension of premium processing service for fiscal year (FY) 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions. Once USCIS begins accepting cap-subject petitions on April 1, we will not be able...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

USCIS Overhauls H-1B Cap Process For 2020

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Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had completed pilot testing of its new electronic registration tool and would implement it for the H-1B cap season in 2020. The new electronic...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

USCIS To Begin Premium Processing For H-1B Petitions On May 20

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On May 20, 2019, USCIS will begin premium processing for cap-subject H-1B cases that were filed concurrently with Form I-907 premium processing requests. Under the Premium Processing Service, USCIS guarantees 15-calendar-day...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

USCIS Phasing In New Two-Tiered Premium Processing Procedure And H-1B Cap Selection Update

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On March 19, USCIS made a surprise announcement - it will be phasing in a new two-tiered premium processing procedure and establishing a new H-1B data hub on its website. On April 1, USCIS will commence accepting cap-subject...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Controversial H-1B Visa and Green Card Legislation Before Congress

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The H-1B visa is an employer-sponsored nonimmigrant visa for highly skilled workers in so-called “specialty occupations". Specialty occupations are those which require the minimum of a US bachelor’s degree or foreign...more

Littler

USCIS Developments on the Discretion Afforded Adjudicators, and H-1B Premium Processing

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In recent weeks, several notable policy changes have taken place concerning the adjudication of immigration petitions by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....more

Foley Hoag LLP

The Changing Tides of the H-1B Visa Adjudication

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Employers are experiencing changes in the H-1B adjudicative process resulting in challenges in planning supplement professional work force hiring. The specified purpose of the "Hire American" section in President Trump’s...more

Dickinson Wright

What’s New in Immigration Law?

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USCIS Permits Certain EAD Applicants to apply for a Social Security Number on Form I-765 - Based on a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security...more

Burr & Forman

The RAISE Act – Legal Immigration Faces Challenges

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In early August, President Trump voiced support for a bill introduced earlier this year by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) to effectively overhaul the current immigration system. The Reforming American...more

Burr & Forman

The First 100 Days on Planet Immigration

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The first months of President Trump’s administration have been a whirlwind of activity, and certainly immigration has been the subject of several executive orders and much controversy. The natural question that arises from...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

H-1B Cap and Lottery Update

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On May 3rd, USCIS completed all data entry of fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in the computer-generated "lottery" process. The data entry process includes the receipt of petitions selected in the lottery...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Thawing the ICE: Using Internal Audits to Reduce Form I-9 Exposure

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As the 100-day mark of President Trump’s tenure approaches, it’s clear that the new administration intends to take a tough, aggressive approach to immigration enforcement – and employers are sure to feel the heat. The...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Potential Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences for Employers and their Foreign National Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: If Congress fails to pass a funding bill by midnight on Friday, April 28, resulting in a federal government shutdown, it would trigger numerous immigration-related ripple effects on employers, both large...more

Dickinson Wright

Trump Administration Announces Changes to the H-1B Program

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In connection with the Trump Administration’s desire to crack-down on its perceived misuse of the H-1B visa category, various U.S. government agencies have announced a coordinated effort in re-interpreting regulations as well...more

K&L Gates LLP

USCIS Issues Major New Immigration Regulations for Highly Skilled Workers

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On November 18, 2016, USCIS issued an extensive set of revisions to immigration regulations affecting highly skilled workers. The new rules, which go into effect on January 17, 2017, clarify longstanding agency practices and...more

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