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Harris Beach PLLC

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

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

From Visa Applications to Citizenship Proceedings: The Importance of Proper Case Management in Global Immigration

Navigating the complex world of global immigration can be a daunting task. Every step, from visa applications to citizenship proceedings, requires meticulous planning and organization. That’s where proper case management...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

April 2023 Visa Bulletin Developments

The Department of State released the April 2023 Visa Bulletin. There are a few notable developments for employment-based applicants: - USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications based on Final...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Requesting Forgiveness of Late-Filed Applications to Extend Immigration Status

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In a recent post, this blog covered the more-complicated-than-it-seems issue of how someone can best determine exactly when their lawful immigration status in the United States expires. We discussed the matter of how, in some...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Be Alert if Relying on Prior Employers’ I-140 Approvals to Extend H-1B Status

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When U.S. employers hire a foreign worker who is maintaining H-1B status with another employer, they are required to file an H-1B transfer petition. It also behooves the hiring employer to screen those candidates to determine...more

Littler

H-1B Cap Registration Update

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In late 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would implement the registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap. The H-1B visa is used by businesses that want to employ foreign...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Immigration News Flash: 2017 Immigrant Visa Lottery Opens October 1, 2015!

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The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Registration for 2017 opens Thursday, October 1, 2015. Entries must be submitted electronically at: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ between noon on October 1, 2015, and noon on November 3,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

H-1B Season is Almost Upon Us

As a reminder to all U.S. employers, H-1B season is on the horizon! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2016 on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. As such,...more

Morgan Lewis

Department of State Releases December 2014 Visa Bulletin

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The Bulletin shows that cutoff dates in the EB-2 India category remain severely backlogged, cutoff dates in EB-3 for the Rest of the World and China advance by five months, and EB-3 China is now ahead of EB-2 China....more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Cap Gap Expiration Approaching: Some Employees' Work Authorization May End on October 1, 2014

Fiscal year 2015 cap-subject H-1B petitions selected and approved by USCIS will be valid starting October 1, 2014. However, as October 1, 2014 approaches, many cap-subject H-1B petitions remain pending at both the California...more

Cozen O'Connor

H-1B Petitions

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USCIS has announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2015 cap on April 1, 2014. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS receives a properly filed petition with the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

H-1B Demand for Fiscal Year 2015 Anticipated to be High: File April 1, 2014 for October Start Date

USCIS will soon post its guidance for filing cap-subject H-1B petitions on April 1, 2014 for an Oct. 1, 2014 start date. It is anticipated that the demand for H-1Bs in fiscal year (FY) 2015 (which starts on Oct. 1, 2014) will...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

H-1B Specialty Occupation Update: Time Again to File for New H-1B Visas and Government Scrutiny of Employer’s H-1B Usage

The H-1B visa filing frenzy is upon us once again! Because of the chronic shortage of nonimmigrant visas for foreign workers in the specialty occupation category (H-1B visas), employers seeking to hire new H-1B workers must...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

April 1 Deadline for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Approaches

As of April 1, 2014, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY2015). Upon approval, petitions for FY2015 will allow foreign nationals to work for...more

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The Race To File H-1B Work Visas On April 1, 2014

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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

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Tick Tock: The H-1B Visa Clock Is Ticking

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The H-1B is the main visa used by U.S. employers to hire highly skilled, professional, foreign workers. Each year on October 1, approximately 65,000 H-1Bs are made available (with an additional 20,000 for foreign nationals...more

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The Deadline is Approaching!

The April 1, 2014 deadline for filing H-1B visa petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 will be here before you know it. We recently published an alert with more information on when you should file and H-1B caps....more

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Recent OCAHO Decision Reminds Employers To Complete Accurate And Timely I-9 Forms

As immigration reform measures proceed through Congress, it is critical that employers are prepared for strict worksite enforcement of I-9 requirements to prevent costly auditing and penalties for paperwork violations or the...more

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Significant Advancement Of EB-2 India Cut-Off Date

The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cut-offs that regulate when an individual can begin the final phase of the lawful permanent residence (“green card”) process, either...more

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