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Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Initial FY 2025 H-1B Cap Selection Process Completed

On April 1 , 2024, USCIS announced that it received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. A random selection (lottery) was conducted from the...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Period Extended

USCIS has extended the fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025) H-1B cap registration period. The new deadline to submit cap registrations is Monday, March 25, 2024 at noon Eastern Daylight Time. The extension comes after employers and...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

USCIS Opens H-1B Cap Registration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting electronic registrations for H-1B candidates, subject to the annual quota, beginning at noon Eastern on March 1, 2023. The registration period will run through...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Upcoming 2024 H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period Opens in March

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This Holland & Knight alert details the upcoming 2024 H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period and related procedures. The registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon EST on March 1, 2023, and run...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Annual H-1B Visa Lottery Opened on March 1, 2022

For employers who need to hire foreign national talent for STEM or other hard-to-fill positions, an important immigration deadline is around the corner. The electronic H-1B lottery application window started on March 1 and...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

H-1B Cap Registration Begins on March 1, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting electronic registrations for H-1B candidates, subject to the annual quota, beginning on noon Eastern on March 1, 2022. The registration...more

Miller Canfield

UPDATED: Key Deadlines Approaching for H-1B CAP Electronic Registration Process

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Employers seeking to sponsor candidates for initial H-1B sponsorship should note that the H-1B electronic registration dates have been announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS has announced that...more

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H-1B Cap Quickly Approaching for FY 2023

While H-1B cap efforts remain underway for fiscal year (FY) 2022, employers may want to push forward now with preparations for FY 2023 H-1B cap season. (According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

It’s H-1B Season Again—Are You Ready?‎

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced on January 28, 2022, that this year’s annual application period for the FY 2022 H-1B program will run from March 1, 2022, through March 18, 2022. Continuing the new...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

H-1B Filing Season: Time To Review Visa Status Expirations For Foreign National Employees

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With H-1B season upon us, it is time to review the visa status expirations for foreign national employees. There may be some who will need to change visa status to H-1B for continued employment with your company. For example,...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Selects Additional H-1B Cap Registrations

USCIS is conducting a second lottery for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap, and has started to notify employers that additional registrations have been selected. Employers with selected registrations from the second...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Initial H-1B Registration Period Now Open Through March 20

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) opened its initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap on March 1, which will run through noon Eastern on March 20. During this time, employers who plan...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New H-1B Visa Cap Process Still on Track: USCIS Releases More Details on Electronic Registration Process

As we’ve previously explained, some big changes are coming this year to the H-1B visa process. Employers use H-1B visas to temporarily employ workers in “specialty occupations” – generally, jobs that require a bachelor’s...more

Miller Canfield

PLAN NOW: Critical Changes to the H-1B Lottery Process for Fiscal Year 2021

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On January 31, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule making significant changes to the H-1B CAP lottery process. This rule added an electronic registration requirement for employers...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Plan Now for H-1B Cap Registration

USCIS formally confirmed that it will implement its new electronic registration process for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap season. The initial registration period will run from March 1 through March 20, 2020....more

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