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Not Selected in the H-1B CAP? Discover Opportunities in Canada: Exploring Alternatives for Talent Retention

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For many highly skilled international workers, securing an H-1B visa in the United States can be elusive. With this year’s lottery results announced, employers find themselves exploring alternative strategies to retain...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Major Updates to the H-1B Cap Registration and Selection Process

The initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 6, 2024, and run through noon Eastern on March 22, 2024. USCIS has announced several significant changes to the H-1B program aimed at...more

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It’s H-1B Lottery Time Again and There Is a New Lottery System

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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. For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Plan Now for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will conduct its annual electronic registration process for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap from March 6, 2024 to March 22, 2024. This year USCIS is implementing...more

Miller Canfield

Show Me the Money! Increased USCIS Fees Effective April 1, 2024

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The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule adjusting the fees to file certain immigration applications with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). The new fees go into effect on April 1,...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

FY 2025 H-1B Cap Season Launched with Important Changes

USCIS announced  that the initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY 2025) H-1B cap season will open at noon Eastern on March 6, 2024 and will run through noon Eastern on March 22, 2024....more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

H-1B Cap Season – Time to Start Preparing

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The registration period for H-1B cap-subject petitions is approaching! As a reminder, the annual H-1B cap is set at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 numbers available for individuals who have earned an advanced degree from...more

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DHS Issues Proposed Rule to Modernize the H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker Program

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On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which the agency indicates will modernize and improve the H-1B specialty occupation worker program.  DHS states...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

H-1B Visa Lottery Deadlines Approaching

Last week, USCIS announced the H-1B visa cap registration deadlines for FY2023. Registration is mandatory for most employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for an H-1B visa in the FY2023 H-1B cap cycle. Registration is an...more

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Time to Start the H-1B “Cap” Registration and Lottery

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The new year brings new possibilities, including a chance to register for the H-1B “lottery” for the fiscal year 2023. As a reminder, because of a limited number of new H-1Bs available for most employers, each year the U.S....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

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USCIS Gears up for the H-1B FY22 Cap Cycle

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Executive Summary: USCIS has announced the timeline for the H-1B FY22 Cap Petition Cycle. Similar to last year, USCIS will require H-1B sponsor employers to register H-1B candidates online starting March 9, 2021. USCIS will...more

Stinson LLP

Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Lottery Update

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Registration Dates Announced and Rule Prioritizing Selection of Highest Wage-Level Delayed - On February 5, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

DHS Releases FY 2022 H-1B Lottery Instructions

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Last week, the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released information regarding the upcoming federal fiscal 2022 H-1B lottery.  USCIS announced that it will begin accepting registrations for the H-1B...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

H-1B Cap Season, Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for All International Air Travelers to the US, and I-90 Receipt Rule

We anticipate that in March 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open the electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2022 H-1B cap for professional positions. Please review your employment...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

USCIS Publishes Regulation Implementing Wage-Based H-1B Visa Allocation System

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Yesterday, USCIS published a regulation changing the manner new H-1B visas or “Cap Subject H-1B” visas are allocated.  Federal law limits the number of new H-1B temporary worker visas issued every year to 85,000 with 65,000...more

Epstein Becker & Green

October 2020 Immigration Alert

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USCIS and DOL Will Implement Changes to H-1B Regulations That Will Likely Be Subject to Legal Challenge - On September 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) submitted an interim final rule (“IFR”)...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Deadline Rapidly Approaching To Register Online for H-1B Visa Lottery

The rush is on: U.S. employers looking to hire foreign professionals through H-1B sponsorship must register online for the annual lottery by noon (12:00 pm) EST on March 20, 2020. Employers petitioning for cap-subject H-1B...more

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H-1B Cap Registration Update

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In late 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would implement the registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap. The H-1B visa is used by businesses that want to employ foreign...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

USCIS Provides Additional Guidance for H-1B Electronic Registration Process for FY 2021 H-1B Cap

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently provided additional guidance for the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap, which begins at noon Eastern standard time on March 1,...more

Stinson LLP

H-1B Registration Lottery Schedule Announced $10 to Enter

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As we previously advised, the H-1B lottery process is undergoing changes for cap-subject employers. The H-1B is the most common professional work visa, limited by a numerical quota of 65,000 regular cap approvals per year,...more

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H-1B Cap Season

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USCIS has confirmed they will open the new H-1B Lottery pre-registration portal on March 1, 2020. The H-1B visa is available to companies wishing to hire a foreign worker to fill a “specialty occupation” which is defined as a...more

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Immigration Prepares for H-1B Cap Season

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The H-1B Specialty Occupation Visa allows companies to sponsor foreign national workers for jobs that normally require at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a specific field. The H-1B work visa is the most...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Preregistration Process Brings Revamp and Uncertainty to H-1B Visa Program

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U.S. employers wanting to hire foreign professionals should identify those eligible for H-1B sponsorship as soon as possible to allow sufficient time to navigate newly required procedures in March 2020, including using the...more

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USCIS Announces Timeline for FY 2021 H-1B Electronic Pre-Registration Process

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On December 6, 2019, USCIS announced that it officially plans to implement the electronic H-1B registration process for petitioners seeking to submit H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2021....more

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