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[Webinar] Long-Term Strategies to Hire & Retain H-1B Employees - March 12th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST

With the shortage of U.S. workers in many STEM fields, H-1B workers are an increasingly vital part of the U.S. workforce. This webinar will address the requirements, processing times and validity periods for H-1B status as...more

Health Care Providers Turn to Immigration to Address Nursing Shortage

While the peak of the COVID pandemic may be behind us, the United States health care industry continues to deal with unprecedented staffing shortages, particularly when it comes to nurses. Even a cursory Google search brings...more

Immigration Not Yet a Perfect Answer to Nursing Shortage

Facing a severe nursing shortage, one option for the United States is immigration. But even though the federal government has given registered nurses a special designation which streamlines the employment-based permanent...more

Requesting Forgiveness of Late-Filed Applications to Extend Immigration Status

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

When Does My Immigration Status Expire?

While that question may seem simple enough to answer, in many instances individuals may be mistaken or unaware of when their lawful immigration status in the United States expires. A common answer might be, “When my Visa...more

Department of State Expands Waivers of the Interview Requirement for Certain Nonimmigrant Visas

In a long-awaited effort to address delays and backlogs that have arisen due to consular closures and limited staffing over the last year-and-a-half, on December 23, 2021, the U.S. Department of State announced that it is...more

Health Care Immigration – A Review of Current Options

At a time when health care is critical, physician shortages and other challenges continue to beset the United States. Vacancies and shortages in health care staffing are causing glaring deficiencies in meeting patient needs –...more

The ABCs of Current Health Care Immigration Options

At a time when health care is critical, physician shortages and other challenges continue to beset the United States. Vacancies and shortages in health care staffing are causing glaring deficiencies in meeting patient needs...more

Biden Administration Revives International Entrepreneur Parole Program; Plus a Look at Other Investment-Based Visa Options

Last month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it was withdrawing a 2018 proposal to remove the International Entrepreneur (IE) Parole program from DHS regulations, effectively confirming to the public that...more

USCIS To Allow Employers Another Chance at Certain H-1B Denials

On Friday, March 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it may reopen and/or reconsider the denial of previously filed H-1B visa petitions, in cases where the denial was based on one or more...more

Recent H-1B Restrictions Overturned by Federal Court

On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision overturning two recent Interim Final Rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of...more

New Regulation Significantly Increases Prevailing Wage Requirements for H-1B and Green Card Petition...For Now

On Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published a new regulation that significantly raises the required prevailing wage which must be paid to foreign workers in connection with H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 nonimmigrant visa...more

USCIS to Increase Filing Fees, Implement Revised Benefit Request Forms

Beginning October 2, 2020, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will be increasing its filing fees for many of the most commonly filed benefit requests. Applications or petitions postmarked on or after that date...more

Important Considerations for U.S. Companies Employing Workers Abroad

U.S. immigration law recently has resembled a minefield, with potential risks and obstacles popping up nearly every week. Both employers and employees have been struggling to navigate these new rules and find ways to obtain...more

U.S. Immigration Further Restricted Through End of 2020

On Monday, June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump signed a “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak.” The Proclamation imposes significant...more

Emergency Measures Proposed to Address Impacts of COVID-19 on Foreign Healthcare Workers, Critical Care Physicians

It’s strikingly apparent that the current global pandemic of COVID-19 is impacting travel and visa/immigration processes worldwide. As of right now, all USCIS processing centers for visa petitions remain open and...more

Exploring H-1B Dependency for Employers

With the increasing reliance of U.S. employers on high-skilled foreign workers, particularly those on H-1B visas, it is important that employers remain aware of the makeup of their workforce and the additional obligations...more

Exemptions to H-1B Cap May Lead to Jackpot Without Winning Lottery

As another H-1B cap season comes and goes, tens of thousands of hopeful employers and employees will again be informed that their H-1B visa petitions were not among the 85,000 selected in USCIS’s random lottery for processing...more

H-1B Visa Denial Rates Skyrocket to 10-Year High

The denial rate for H-1B petitions spiked through the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 to over five times what the rate was just four years ago. That’s according to a report published by the National Foundation for American...more

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