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U.S. Department of State Announces Launch of Pilot Program for Stateside Visa Stamp Renewal

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

FY 2024 Cap H-1B Registration Period Is Fast Approaching

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

White House Announces New Immigration Restrictions for H, J, and L 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

Immigration Moratorium? Presidential Proclamation On Immigration Not As Sweeping As Earlier Tweet Suggests

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

U.S. Announces China Coronavirus Travel Ban

Late on Friday, January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation (“the order”) barring entry to the United States for most foreign nationals who have visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...more

Litigation may be Key in Response to Rising Denials of Employment-Based Visas. What Strategies Should Employers Consider when...

Many U.S. employers have recently experienced frustration over legal obstacles to keeping high quality foreign-national employees. These valuable employees have often been with the company since finishing a degree and...more

Cap-Subject H-1B Visa Petitions to be filed on April 2, 2018

The annual H-1B cap season will be opening April 2, 2018. As usual, the application window period is 5 business days. 65,000 H-1B visas are allotted every year....more

New Immigration Rule to Welcome Start-Up Foreign Entrepreneurs

Following up on President Obama’s proposal to acknowledge the global marketplace of ideas and leverage current immigration law to encourage entrepreneurship and economic growth, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service...more

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