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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS... more +
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status.  less -
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Demystifying the 2025 H-2B Visa Program: What Seasonal Employers Need to Know

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The H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa programs has traditionally been the “go to” visa option for employers seeking to hire foreign nationals coming to the United States to fill non-professional or non-degreed...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

H-1B Cap Rule – Did it Work?

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As noted in our post in February 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule updating the H-1B cap registration process and creating a beneficiary-centric selection process. The rule took...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Alternative Options for Foreign National Employees Not Selected in USCIS’ FY 2025 H-1B Registration Lottery

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

Immigration Options Remain for Employees Not Selected in the H-1B Cap Lottery

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has completed its annual H-1B cap lottery selection process for fiscal year 2025. Given the high number of lottery registrations and the fixed number of...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The FY 2025 H-1B Cap Selection Process is Completed

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On April 1, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had reached the annual quota of 85,000 cap beneficiaries in the initial registration period for employment in FY 2025. USCIS has...more

Mayer Brown

United States: Important Updates for Employers Regarding the H1-B Visa Lottery for Professional Employees (Open From March 6 - 22,...

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To retain the best global talent, many US employers leverage the annual H-1B visa lottery to secure work authorization for new employees. It allows employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require a...more

Dickinson Wright

Introducing USCIS’s New Online Organizational Account

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In February 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) launched its new online Organizational Account, which allows for the online filing of H-1B petitions and enhances collaboration between clients...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Immigration Service Opens H-1B Registration, With Two Key Changes

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started the initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap. The H-1B program allows employers to petition for highly educated foreign professionals to work in...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

USCIS Launches New Organizational Accounts Platform to Facilitate the H-1B Lottery Registration Process

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched its new organizational accounts platform which allows multiple individuals within an organization, as well as their legal representatives, to collaborate...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: USCIS Finally Publishes the Dates for the New Fiscal Year’s H-1B lottery

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated employers and immigration practitioners regarding important dates to keep in mind regarding the upcoming H-1B registration for the upcoming H-1B lottery. This...more

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USCIS Releases H-1B Lottery Information: Registration Process Begins March 6

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released guidance on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B lottery process. The registration system will be open from noon Eastern, March 6, 2024 until noon Eastern, March 22, 2024....more

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USCIS Announces Upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery Dates and New Beneficiary-Centric Selection Process

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USCIS has officially announced the dates for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap lottery, which will open on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at noon ET and end on Friday, March 22, 2024, at noon ET. This annual lottery is meant to...more

Dickinson Wright

H-1B Cap Season: A Changing Landscape

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March Madness will once again not fail this Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) H-1B cap season. The shift in 2020 to the “new” H-1B registration system continues to be a work in progress. The USCIS strength and conditioning exercises...more

Burr & Forman

Ready, Set, Go . . . H-1B FY2025 Lottery Registration Dates Announced with Process Changes

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Employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for an H-1B visa in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 are approaching an important time of year. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the H-1B cap lottery...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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

USCIS Announces FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Details and Updates

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Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule on the upcoming H-1B cap registration, creating a beneficiary-centric selection process, starting this FY 2025 H-1B cap registration...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Plan Now for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration

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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

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USCIS Announces Changes to The H-1B Visa Lottery Registration, Selection, and Filing Process and Implements Fee Increases For...

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In an effort to reduce fraud in the H-1B Visa Lottery program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is implementing a new process targeted at selecting unique beneficiaries rather than registrations. This will give...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

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USCIS Announces FY 2025 H-1B Registration Period and New Beneficiary-Centric System

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the registration period for fiscal year (FY) 2025 will open on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at noon ET and run until noon ET on Friday, March 22, 2024. USCIS...more

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Electronic H-1B Petitions Available Soon

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding its electronic filing access to encompass all H-1B filings. This includes H-1B “cap” or “lottery” registrations and “non-cap” petitions through the rollout of...more

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H-1B Cap Season is Quickly Approaching!

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With the H-1B cap pre-registration period quickly approaching, now is the appropriate time to review your hiring needs, identify those individuals you intend to sponsor for H-1B employment authorization and gather the...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

FY2025 H-1B Cap Registration – What You Need to Know

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Now is the time for employers to review H-1B needs for the FY2025 cap season. Feel free to contact us, and we will help you evaluate who is a good candidate for this classification. Registrations will be submitted...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Business Immigration – Looking Ahead to the 2024 H-1B Cap Lottery and Other Developments Employers Should Watch For

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Over the past year the immigration landscape has been shaped by a myriad of factors including mass tech layoffs, the easing of COVID related travel restrictions, and changing employer attitudes regarding remote work.  As we...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Now is the Time to Start Preparing for the H-1B Cap Lottery for Foreign Students or International Candidates

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B lottery registrations, known as the H-1B Cap Lottery, for Fiscal Year 2025 starting in March of 2024 (exact dates to be announced)....more

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