The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that H-1B registrations for the FY2027 cap season will open at noon Eastern on March 4, 2026, and will run through noon Eastern on March 19, 2026. The USCIS...more
2/6/2026
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On December 2, 2025 and January 1, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published Policy Memoranda announcing a pause in processing immigration benefits for individuals from 39 “travel ban” countries...more
1/14/2026
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its final rule implementing a weighted selection process for the H-1B lottery. The final rule will go into effect February 27, 2026, in time for the FY 2027 H-1B...more
1/13/2026
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The Trump Administration announced a travel ban that fully restricts U.S. entry of nationals from 12 countries and partially restricts nationals from seven additional countries. This U.S. entry ban applies to foreign...more
6/9/2025
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H-1B Registrations for the FY2026 cap season will open at noon ET on March 7, 2025, and run through noon ET on March 24, 2025. The USCIS filing fee is $215 per registration this year (a significant increase from $10)....more
The Trump administration has not yet published an executive order banning visa issuance or inbound travel from specific countries, however, we anticipate travel bans as soon as late March....more
2/10/2025
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The slew of executive orders published by the Trump Administration in January included references to:
•Vetting and screening to the maximum degree across agencies -
•Reestablishing a uniform baseline for screening and...more
2/10/2025
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