It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more
2/5/2024
/ F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
L-2 Visas ,
Lottery ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
Most foreign nationals living in the United States in temporary status (not green card holders) can only reenter the United States after international travel if they have a current visa in their passport. Since 2004, those...more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
The lottery registration period will be from 12:00 pm EST on March 1, 2023, to 12:00 pm EST on March...more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
- The lottery registration period will be from noon EST on March 1, 2022 to noon EST on March 18, 2022,...more
2/8/2022
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigration Service) announced a new rule to aid in the recent dilemma many foreign national families and US employers have confronted; namely addressing the gap in work authorization and...more
12/14/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Form I-94 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
Spouses ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Many F-1 OPT foreign nationals have been approved for H-1B status effective October 1st in this year’s H-1B lottery Employers and F-1 workers should be careful during the transition from F-1 to H-1B status to ensure they...more
8/2/2021
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
It’s that time of year again where employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more
On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a final rule that significantly increases the filing fees for certain immigration and naturalization petitions.
The rule, which will be effective October 2, 2020, also removes certain fee...more
9/3/2020
/ Advance Parole Documents ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-2 ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-765 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
I-485 Applications ,
L-1 Visas ,
L-2 Visas ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS
On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring each executive department and federal agency to review the performance of contracts and subcontracts awarded in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to determine...more
8/6/2020
/ Audits ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Information Sharing ,
Inspections ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
National Security ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
President Trump has issued an Executive Order restricting foreign nationals from entering the US in various temporary work visa categories (H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and certain J-1 categories, restricting entry of family members...more
6/24/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor & Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
On Friday, May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective Monday, June 1, 2020, suspending indefinitely the entry into the US of certain Chinese students and researchers.
To be barred from entry, the...more