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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Registration

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... more +
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 -
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Introducing USCIS’s New Online Organizational Account

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In February 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) launched its new online Organizational Account, which allows for the online filing of H-1B petitions and enhances collaboration between clients...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

USCIS Proposed Rule to Modernize H-1B Program — Should Employers Be Happy or Worried?

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USCIS released a proposed rule that aims to update and modernize the H-1B program by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend current regulations. The proposed rule covers a wide range of issues related to...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

DHS Publishes Final H-1B Registration Rule; H-1B Registration Dates Announced

On February 2, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a final ruledesigned to improve the integrity of the H-1B registration program. The rule, titled, “Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

TPS Re-Registration Periods Extended for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sudan

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USCIS has announced that it is extending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) re-registration periods for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan from 60 days to the end of the full 18-month extension...more

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Time for Employers to Decide Who They Are Sponsoring for H-1Bs

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It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa. What to Know - The lottery registration period will be from 12:00 pm EST on March 1, 2023, to 12:00 pm EST on March...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

H-1B Cap Season for USCIS Fiscal Year 2024 Registration Opens on March 1, 2023

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As many Employers and Foreign Nationals are likely aware, the H-1B CAP Season for USCIS 2024 Fiscal Year rapidly approaches. On Friday USICS announced it will open H-1B CAP registration at noon (12PM ET) on March 1, 2023, and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

FY 2024 H-1B cap season has begun: What you need to know

The annual H-1B cap season has begun for Fiscal Year 2024. Once again, there will be a two-step process – the registration step and then, if the registration is selected in the H-1B cap lottery, the petition step. Now is the...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

H-1B Cap Season is Upon Us

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The start of a new calendar year means that it is H-1B cap filing season again. This year the process will once again be implemented through the USCIS online lottery registration tool....more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Plan Now for H-1B CAP Registration

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will conduct its annual electronic registration process for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap in March 2023. Employers should start planning for cap registration now by...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period for March 2022

On Friday, January 28, 2022, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the online registration period for H-1B quota selection for the upcoming fiscal year will begin on March 1 at 12:00 pm (noon) Eastern...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

H-1B Pre-Registration Schedule Set by USCIS For March 2022

On January 28, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the registration dates for FY 2023 H-1B cap filings with the agency. Filing submission dates are March 1, 2022, at 12 p.m. ET and the registration...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

NOW is the Time to Assess H-1B Visas for 2022!

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With the New Year upon us, it is time to begin the initial H-1B process for any interested companies or organizations with foreign workers. Now is the time to see if anyone will need assistance with an H-1B petition...more

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USCIS Conducts Third H-1B Lottery for FY 2022

In a move not seen since the introduction of the electronic H-1B registration process, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a third round of lottery selections for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B cap...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Cap Closed: USCIS Notifies Selected H-1B Cap Registrants

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The H-1B cap selection process has ended and the race to file petitions for selected registrants has begun. USCIS announced that on March 30, 2021, enough electronic registrations had been received during the initial...more

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H-1B Registration Not Selected? Here are Other Options for Seeking Temporary Employment Authorization

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has just closed its annual H-1B registration, and employers are anxiously awaiting news on whether USCIS has selected...more

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H-1B Cap Registration Period to Begin March 9

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February 25, 2021 – The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B cap is quickly approaching. The registration period will open at 12 p.m. EST on...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

It’s H-1B Season—Are You Ready?‎

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced on February 5, 2021, that this year’s annual application period for the FY 2022 H-1B program will run from March 9, 2021, through March 25, 2021. Continuing the new...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What You Need To Know About This Year’s H-1B Cap Process

Last year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rolled out for the first time a new electronic registration tool for H-1B cap cases as part of its implementation of regulations issued in January 2019. The 2019...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

USCIS Announces Electronic Pre-registration Dates For This Year’s H-1B Cap Submissions

On Friday, February 5, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the dates for this year’s H-1B pre-registration filing period. This filing period is highly anticipated by U.S. sponsoring companies...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

USCIS Announces H-1B Lottery Process Unchanged

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H-1B lottery deadlines are fast approaching, and two questions have been plaguing employers: 1.When does the registration window open/close? 2.Will the registration process be the same as last year?...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Dates Announced

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As anxiously awaited, USCIS has announced the initial FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Employer Electronic Registration will open on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time and continue through Thursday, March...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USCIS To Delay Effective Date Of H-1B Selection Process Changes

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USCIS just announced that it will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register to delay implementation of changes to the H-1B Selection Final Rule until December 31, 2021. If published as preliminarily announced, this will...more

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Get Ready For H-1B Cap Season, With Or Without Changes

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Following up on its November announcement, last week USCIS issued a Final Rule to change the way cap-subject H-1B petitions are selected. The Final Rule (which is unchanged from the proposed November Rule) would...more

K&L Gates LLP

H-1B Electronic Registration Process

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On Friday, December 6, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it successfully completed a pilot of the online H-1B registration system and will move forward with implementing the system...more

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DHS Issues Final Rule Changing H-1B Cap Selection Process

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new rule on January 31, 2019 that makes significant changes to the way in which DHS will administer the annual H-1B allocation (the H-1B cap). Starting in April 2019, DHS...more

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