On March 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the FY2024 H-1B cap lottery was complete. The results: a historically low selection rate—with many multinational companies reporting that...more
3/29/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Intracompany Transferees ,
OPT ,
PERM ,
STEM ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
USCIS
2022 is concluding with significant economic uncertainty, principally illustrated by a series of announcements by major employers of layoffs and other reductions in force. It remains to be seen whether these corporate events...more
Generally, new H-1B petitions selected and approved in each year’s H-1B Cap Lottery are effective starting October 1st. Accordingly, prudent employers should take precautions each year to ensure that they can best support...more
Today, March 30, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule expanding premium processing for multinational managers, advanced degree holders seeking a national interest waiver, nonimmigrant...more
3/31/2022
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
National Interest Waiver ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas
On November 19, 2021, the Quarles & Brady team issued an alert detailing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) policy changes regarding work authorization for L-2, H-4, and E dependent visa spouses....more
2/7/2022
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E-1 ,
E-2 ,
E-3 ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
I-94 Cards ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On January 21, 2022, the White House released a fact sheet entitled “Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen our Economy and Competitiveness,” announcing several immigration-related policy...more
1/26/2022
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Entrepreneurs ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
National Interest Waiver ,
OPT ,
STEM ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the White House announced that beginning in early November the Administration will be putting strict protocols in place to require foreign nationals travelling to the United States by air to be...more
9/22/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
ESTA ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Vaccinations ,
Visa Waiver Program