Travel Advisory -
The Trump administration continues to change the immigration landscape. While it has not yet announced travel bans as it did early in President Trump’s first term, the U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP)...more
4/8/2025
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Within the first few hours of his second presidential term, President Trump signed several new executive orders and rescinded many Biden administration executive orders concerning immigration. These orders, particularly those...more
1/31/2025
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Employers need to be aware of anticipated changes to immigration policy under the new Trump administration and be prepared for the impact those changes may have on their workforce. All employers should make sure their I-9s...more
11/27/2024
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It is almost time for employers to register their interest to sponsor a foreign national in H-1B status. Initial registration for the Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B cap will open at 12:00 p.m. EST on March 1, 2023 and close at 12:00...more
Effective February 24, 2021, US Citizenship and Immigration Services will allow those filing a petition for E-3 status to request premium processing. E-3s are available only to nationals of Australia who are coming to the...more
On February 4, 2021, USCIS announced that it was delaying the effective date of the final rule that would have altered the way H-1Bs were allocated in the lottery process. See here. Under the rule entitled “Modification of...more
United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has implemented a new process for the annual H-1B lottery. Employers wishing to file H-1B cap-subject petitions with a start date of October 1, 2020, must first submit...more
1/23/2020
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it’s implementing changes to the H-1B lottery system.
Per the December 9, 2019 final rule, employers filing cap-subject H-1B petitions in 2020 for...more
On April 1, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start accepting H-1B visa petitions for the next fiscal year with a start date of October 1, 2019. The H-1B program allows companies in the United...more
H.R. 7164, passed by the House of Representatives recently, proposes to provide Irish workers with access to the coveted E-3 visa program. The bipartisan Bill seeks to provide Irish citizens with access to any unused E-3...more
On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The form is available here. Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and...more
Late on Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order immediately suspending the ability of citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to enter the United Sates for a period of 90...more
1/31/2017
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