USCIS released a proposed rule that aims to update and modernize the H-1B program by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend current regulations. The proposed rule covers a wide range of issues related to...more
2/13/2024
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Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Lottery ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registration ,
Third-Party ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
Last January I posted about "An Unwelcome Update to Start 2023: USCIS Proposing Rule to Raise Filing Fees; Set Specific Filing Fees for Different Types of I-129 Filings". That unwelcome proposal to start 2023 may become an...more
1/26/2024
/ American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Filing Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-765 ,
H-1B ,
I-485 Applications ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-1 Visas ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
OIRA ,
Processing Fees ,
USCIS
On May 10, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis approved Florida Senate Bill 1718 (“SB1718”). Among other things, the bill will amend and expand the current Florida statutes related to employment of aliens without employment...more
6/2/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Florida ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Reform ,
State Labor Laws ,
USCIS
It's a lot of H-1B cap lottery registrations! -- USCIS announces that they received an astounding 780,884 H-1B cap lottery registrations this FY 2024.
It is becoming more and more difficult to rationally explain our H-1B...more
The start of a new calendar year means that it is H-1B cap filing season again. This year the process will once again be implemented through the USCIS online lottery registration tool....more