Executive Summary: USCIS has announced the timeline for the H-1B FY23 Cap Petition Cycle. The H-1B FY23 cap registration period will run from noon on March 1, 2022 until noon on March 18, 2022. USCIS will then conduct a...more
2/14/2022
/ Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Job Applicants ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
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
2/12/2021
/ E-3 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1A ,
L-1B ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
After facing a number of lawsuits filed by some U.S. universities and states, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to rescind the policy change announced July 6, 2020 that rolled back some of the temporary...more
7/15/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration Procedures ,
M-1 Visa ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
SEVP ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
A new federal rule has created a new electronic registration process for the annual H-1B lottery. The new electronic registration system will significantly change the sequence of the H-1B lottery. There will no longer be a...more
1/22/2020
/ E-1 ,
E-2 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
Job Applicants ,
L-1A ,
L-1B ,
L-2 Visas ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a new agency policy that substantially expands the authority of USCIS to put otherwise legal immigrants into deportation...more
8/28/2018
/ DACA ,
Deportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast-approaching April 1, 2018, opening date for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S....more
We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast-approaching April 1, 2017, opening date for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S....more
1/23/2017
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-1 ,
E-2 ,
E-3 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1A ,
L-1B ,
L-2 Visas ,
Lottery ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
USCIS has released a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers should now start using the new 11/14/2016 version, which will become mandatory on January 22, 2017. Until then, employers may...more
The Department of Justice has issued a new rule increasing penalties for I-9 paperwork violations, unlawfully employing unauthorized workers, and unfair immigration-related employment practices. The increase was triggered by...more
8/4/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Form I-9 ,
Fraud ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
New Hires ,
Penalties ,
Policy Violations ,
USCIS
We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast approaching April 1, 2016, deadline for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for long-term work authorization in the...more
We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast approaching April 1, 2016 deadline for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for long-term work authorization in the...more
On July 21, 2015, USCIS issued Final Guidance for agency adjudicators regarding applying the precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC. As we previously reported, Matter of Simeio radically reinterpreted the...more
7/28/2015
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Relocations ,
FDNS ,
Filing Requirements ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Information Technology ,
LCA ,
Temporary Employees ,
USCIS ,
Work Visas
USCIS recently published Guidance purporting to rely on Matter of Simeio Solutions, addressing when employers must file an amended H-1B petition on behalf of H-1B workers who are transferred to a new work location not listed...more
On April 9, 2015, the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) issued a precedent decision affirming the California Service Center (CSC) Director's revocation of an H-1B...more
In a historic move, effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") will allow, for the first time, H-4 spouses of H-1B workers who are pursuing permanent residence ("green cards") to apply for work...more
On November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration, which will grant work authorization to millions of undocumented workers. In addition, the executive actions seek to boost the...more
11/25/2014
/ Barack Obama ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Executive Orders ,
Green Cards ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Popular ,
STEM ,
USCIS
Executive Summary: We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast approaching April 1, 2014 deadline for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for long-term work...more
After a lengthy delay and extensive comment period, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released today a revised Form I-9 (Rev. 03/08/13 N). Employers may download the new form by visiting the USCIS web site at:...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions on April 1, 2013. There is an annual limit of 65,000 H-1B numbers available each year for foreign nationals with Bachelor's Degrees...more