The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to soon announce the fiscal year 2026 H-1B lottery registration period. Historically, the USCIS has opened the H-1B cap registration period in the...more
For over a decade, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) were instructed pursuant to official policies to refrain from conducting law enforcement actions in or near various “sensitive locations”...more
1/29/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration...more
4/8/2024
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Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
OPT ,
STEM ,
Students ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration...more
4/4/2024
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E-Verify ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
PERM ,
TN-Visas ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) will launch a highly anticipated pilot program this month that will allow a limited number of eligible applicants to apply for visa stamp renewal from within the U.S., negating the need to...more
As we discussed in a recent post, equal pay transparency (EPT) laws are on the rise across the country. While complex in their own right, EPT laws introduce new risks and challenges for employers undergoing an already...more
As we previously wrote, in May, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an end to employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents (an accommodation made during the...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ending employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents on July 31, 2023. Employers will have an additional 30 days, until August...more
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will soon announce the fiscal year 2024 H-1B registration period. This is an important time of the year for employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for a cap...more
1/18/2023
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E-2 ,
E-3 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
Registration Requirement ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas