News & Analysis as of

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Lottery

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Business Immigration – Looking Ahead to the 2024 H-1B Cap Lottery and Other Developments Employers Should Watch For

Over the past year the immigration landscape has been shaped by a myriad of factors including mass tech layoffs, the easing of COVID related travel restrictions, and changing employer attitudes regarding remote work.  As we...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

2023 H-1B Cap Lottery Has Been Completed

On December 12, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the annual quota of 85,000 new H-1B filings for the FY2024 H-1B cap for H-1B...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Highlights from USCIS’ Proposed Rule to “Modernize” H-1B Requirements

Harris Beach PLLC on

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled, “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-1B Update: Suspecting Fraud, USCIS Challenges, Denies Some Petitions, and Foreign Nationals Sue

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

USCIS has been issuing challenges and even denials to some H-1B petitions based upon allegations of suspected lottery fraud. USCIS appears to be taking the position that fraud occurs when multiple registrations are submitted...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Court Vacates Rule Favoring High-Wage Earners in H-1B Cap Selection Process

A federal district court has struck down a legacy Trump administration rule that would have replaced the annual H-1B cap lottery with a scheme to favor high-wage earners. If implemented, the rule would have adversely...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Uncertain Fate Of H-1B Modification Rule

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Approximately 27,000 additional Cap H-1B cases were selected in a second-round lottery for fiscal year 2022. The selected petitions must be filed by November 3, 2021. In the meantime, litigation challenging the validity of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-2B Visas For Summer Season

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

By June 1, 2021, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had received more H-2B visas petitions than the allotted 16,000 slots for returning workers. A lottery will be conducted to determine which petitions will be accepted for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USCIS Announces Rules for H-1B Lottery

Key points: - H-1B lottery will be open from March 9 until March 25, 2021. - There will be no changes from last year’s lottery rules. - Priority for higher-paid H-1B applicants will not be implemented in 2021, but...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

H1B Updates: Cap H1B Electronic Registration Opens, Trump Era Wage Level Selection Process Delayed

Proskauer Rose LLP on

The H1B cap registration period for this fiscal year FY 2022 will open at noon EST on March 9, 2021 and will close at noon EST on March 25, 2021. Similar to last year, all H1B cap registrations will cost $10 per registration...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Business Immigration and the Biden Administration

The first two weeks of the Biden Administration have seen a flurry of activity indicating it will move away from the more restrictive immigration environment of the Trump era, including for employment-based immigration...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

FY2022 H-1B Cap Update: USCIS Confirms Registration Details, Delays Wage-Based Selection Process

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions subject to the annual quota for fiscal year (FY) 2022 on or shortly after April 1, 2021. USCIS has confirmed it will use the same...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Rule Postpones Prioritizing H-1B Cap Selection for High-Wage Earners & Announces Cap Registration Period

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will delay the effective date of the January 8, 2021 rule modifying the H-1B cap selection process to prioritize high wage earners until December 31, 2021. This...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

H-1B Lottery Updates For Fiscal Year 2022

Tonkon Torp LLP on

Fiscal Year 2022 - H-1B Lottery Registration Dates- On February 5, 2021 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced H-1B Cap Registrations for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) lottery will be accepted...more

WilmerHale

Biden Administration Delays Trump-Era Rule Changing H-1B Lottery System

WilmerHale on

The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

USCIS Announces H-1B Lottery Process Unchanged

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

H-1B lottery deadlines are fast approaching, and two questions have been plaguing employers: 1.When does the registration window open/close? 2.Will the registration process be the same as last year?...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New Regulation Replaces H-1B Random Selection with Wage-Based Selection

On January 8, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule that would dramatically change how H-1B cap petitions are selected in the annual “lottery.” Under this final rule, the current random...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Selection In The H-1B Cap Lottery If The Proposed New Process Takes Effect?

Fox Rothschild LLP on

On November 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its plan to drastically change the way USCIS selects the H-1B Cap registrations of U.S. employers. If the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

H-1B Lottery to Take Place a Month Earlier This Year

- New DHS regulation mandates use of an electronic H-1B registration system. - Registration system will be open for only 20 days. - Employers who win H-1B lottery but then do not file H-1B petitions may be penalized....more

Burr & Forman

H-1B Registration Developments

Burr & Forman on

It’s official, almost. Implementation of the new H-1B filing process for 2020 is fast approaching and more details have been released. DHS published a notice in the Federal Register on January 9, 2020, which officially...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DHS Proposes $10 Fee for New H-1B Cap Registration System

On September 3, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require employers seeking to file H-1B cap subject petitions to pay a $10 fee for each electronic...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

H-1B Cap Season is Here. Is Your Company Ready?

UB Greensfelder LLP on

Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 cap season, the start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the launch of USCIS’s new...more

Foster Garvey PC

New Rule Amending H-1B Lottery Selection Process Effective April 1, 2019

Foster Garvey PC on

On January 30, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule revising the random selection process (commonly referred to as the annual “H-1B Lottery”) by which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

DHS Finalizes Changes to H-1B Selection Process

On January 31, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its H-1B registration rule in the Federal Register, formalizing changes to the H-1B selection process. The new regulation, which will take effect on...more

Burr & Forman

DHS Proposes Major Lottery Changes Ahead Of H-1B Filing Season

Burr & Forman on

Every January, employers begin making preparing for the H-1B visa filing season so they will be ready for the H-1B cap filing deadline on April 1st. Filing H-1B petitions typically come with a degree of anxiety given the visa...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Getting Ready for the FY2020 H-1B Season

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on

As 2018 draws to a close and much of the world is celebrating the holiday season, the immigration world is preparing to enter another H-1B lottery season. For an overview of the H-1B program and H-1B lottery, please see our...more

30 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide