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
This Holland & Knight alert details the upcoming 2023 H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period and related procedures. The registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon EST on March 1, 2022, and run...more
In 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued final rules making a number of changes to the H-1B visa lottery process. This Holland & Knight alert highlights key differences in the 2020 process and answers...more
1/17/2020
/ F-1 Visa ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
Registration Fees ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
New H-1B visa petitions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, which begins Oct. 1, 2018, will be accepted for filing starting on April 1, 2018, which means employers should have their H-1B visa petitions ready to be sent to U.S....more
2/13/2018
/ Diversity Lottery ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, starting on April 3, 2017, USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions. The suspension could last up to six months....more
3/7/2017
/ Form I-129 ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
With the Trump Administration taking office, it is expected that changes to immigration policies will be carried out swiftly and, to a large extent, in an unapologetically straightforward manner. While the initial public...more
1/24/2017
/ Employer Identification Number (EIN) ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages