Federal immigration officials just announced yesterday that they are gearing up to conduct a second round of H-1B selections to ensure all slots for the FY 2025 cap are filled. If you receive new selections, you will be...more
Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more
4/12/2024
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EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visa Bulletins ,
Visas
Every U.S. employer must verify employees’ identity and eligibility to work – and while this process has generally been done in person, the federal government recently gave another option for qualified E-Verify employers to...more
Federal immigration authorities have just published long-awaited revisions to the H-1B visa process intended to modernize that nonimmigrant category and tighten the annual lottery system that has long frustrated employers and...more
10/25/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Specialty Occupations ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 28 that it has received a record 758,994 eligible registrations – all vying for the 85,000 new H-1B visas that were made available for Fiscal Year 2024....more
Whether your organization is involved in the purchase of a company, a merger of corporate entities, or the spinoff of a business unit into an entirely new company, an often-overlooked aspect is taking the proper steps to...more
6/24/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Adjustment of Status ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-140 Petitions ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
I-485 Applications ,
L-1 Visas ,
Labor Certifications ,
Mergers ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
PERM
In a surprise move, federal immigration officials recently announced that they will permit remote review of new hires’ I-9 documentation for those who work exclusively in a remote setting due to COVID-19 related precautions...more
Federal immigration officials just announced concrete measures to reduce the massive backlog of petitions and applications currently pending at the agency’s National Service Centers. The March 29 announcement from U.S....more
As the Russo-Ukrainian war continues with a rising death toll and international sanctions, citizens and businesses around the world are reeling at the impact of this devastating crisis. For many workers and businesses both...more
3/8/2022
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
Leave of Absence ,
Mental Health ,
Migrants ,
Political Speech ,
Refugees
Employers have reason to be thankful as federal immigration officials have taken steps in recent days to improve processing times for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for green card applicants. Fisher Phillips...more