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Kerr Russell

Registration Requirements for Canadians

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As of April 11, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service will enforce provisions requiring that all non-U.S. citizens over age 14 register with the Service if they remain in the U.S. for at least 30 days, unless...more

Burr & Forman

Understanding the Alien Registration Requirement

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President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently created a mandatory procedure that non-U.S. citizens must use to register with the federal government and submit fingerprints. Despite several court...more

Morgan Lewis

US Department of State Releases May 2025 Visa Bulletin

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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications chart in May 2025. The Final Action Dates chart shows no movement except for a...more

Perkins Coie

Noncitizen Alien Registration Requirement Takes Effect on April 11, 2025

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Effective April 11, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), requires certain noncitizens to apply for registration and fingerprinting....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

DHS Issues Registration Requirement for Foreign Nationals – Immediate Action Required for Some

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a registration requirement for foreign nationals effective April 11, 2025. Failure to comply with this requirement may lead to civil and criminal liability. The...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again

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Implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) has been delayed again. Initially expected to be operational in 2022, ETIAS is now scheduled to start in the last quarter of 2026. This delay...more

Morgan Lewis

Employers: Start Preparing for the Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Filing Season

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Each January, US Citizenship and Immigration Services releases dates for the H-1B cap registration processes, with registration typically opening in early March. While awaiting USCIS’s announcement detailing this year’s...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

The FY 2025 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached! Now What?

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 1 that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. Applicants...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in the United States (Updated)

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Stateside Visa Renewal to Begin January 29, 2024

As anticipated, on December 21, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) published the Federal Register notice announcing its stateside visa renewal pilot program for H-1B visa holders. The notice outlines the program requirements...more

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August 2023 Visa Bulletin Brings Continued Significant Retrogression for Multiple Employment-Based Categories

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs’ August 2023 Visa Bulletin illustrates a continued trend of significant backlogs in the employment-based immigrant visa process....more

Dentons

H-1Bs – Caps, Gaps, and Status

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Q: When can I start working in H-1B status? A: Registrants in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 lottery cannot begin employment until October 1, 2023....more

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April 2023 Department of State Visa Bulletin Shows Further Retrogression, Anticipates Further Delays

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has released the Visa Bulletin for April 2023. The new Visa Bulletin reflects an ongoing trend of backlogs and slowdowns in the visa process, in stark contrast to the...more

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USCIS Confirms It Will Accept Employment-Based I-485 Applications Based on March 2023 Visa Bulletin’s ‘Dates for Filing’ Chart

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will accept employment-based I-485, adjustment of status applications, based on the U.S. Department of State’s monthly Visa Bulletin’s “Dates for Filing”...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel (Updated)

While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

FY 2024 H-1B Cap Registration Dates Announced

USCIS announced that the initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap season will run from noon Eastern on March 1 through noon Eastern on March 17, 2023....more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

USCIS Expands Eligibility for Premium Processing Upgrades of EB-1C Multinational Executive/Manager and EB-2 National Interest...

Beginning August 1, 2022, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, for the following petitions which are pending with USCIS: ...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In The United States (Updated)

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the world’s...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel (Updated)

While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more

ArentFox Schiff

Time for Employers to Decide Who They Are Sponsoring for H-1B’s - Update

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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

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Luck Strikes Twice for Certain FY 2021 H-1B Petitioning Employers

Certain U.S. employers now have a second chance to refile Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B lottery visa petitions that were rejected or administratively closed solely because of the requested employment start on the petitions. Employers...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In The United States

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the world’s...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Cap Closed: USCIS Notifies Selected H-1B Cap Registrants

The H-1B cap selection process has ended and the race to file petitions for selected registrants has begun. USCIS announced that on March 30, 2021, enough electronic registrations had been received during the initial...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Law Brief: H-1B Visas – New Process and New (Upcoming) Deadlines

Immigration partner Roxanne Levine joined Litigation partner and host Rich Schoenstein to discuss the new filing process for H-1B visas, which provide a nonimmigrant temporary visa category for certain foreign nationals that...more

FordHarrison

New Registration Process for FY 2021 H-1B Filing Season

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A new federal rule has created a new electronic registration process for the annual H-1B lottery. The new electronic registration system will significantly change the sequence of the H-1B lottery. There will no longer be a...more

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