The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to soon announce the fiscal year 2026 H-1B lottery registration period. Historically, the USCIS has opened the H-1B cap registration period in the...more
The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration...more
4/8/2024
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Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
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USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration...more
4/4/2024
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E-Verify ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
PERM ,
TN-Visas ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) will launch a highly anticipated pilot program this month that will allow a limited number of eligible applicants to apply for visa stamp renewal from within the U.S., negating the need to...more
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will soon announce the fiscal year 2024 H-1B registration period. This is an important time of the year for employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for a cap...more
1/18/2023
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E-2 ,
E-3 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
Registration Requirement ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
On Monday, June 22, 2020, the White House issued a long-expected executive order outlining new U.S. immigration restrictions. The order extends and expands upon the earlier restrictions put in place by President Trump in...more
6/23/2020
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Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
L-Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Department of State ,
Visas
In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has announced several restrictions on immigration that garnered significant media attention. However, not all of the administration’s recent policies are aimed at restricting...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made a significant change regarding eligibility for clinical J-1 waivers for foreign educated physicians who have completed graduate medical programs or training in...more
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, the White House issued its anticipated proclamation regarding the 60-day suspension of immigration processes. Although President Trump’s late Monday Tweet suggested a broad moratorium on all...more
Maintaining a robust I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification process is a critical part of any business’ human resources function. As most HR professionals know, Form I-9 is used to verify the eligibility of workers to accept...more
As expected, on January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals”.
In addition to temporarily suspending all refugees'...more