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Key Changes to the H-1B Visa Program: Self-Employment, Lottery Exemptions, Cap-Gap Approvals, and Site Visits

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The H-1B is the most common work visa for foreign nationals in professional-level jobs in the United States. Effective January 17, there is a new H-1B “modernization” rule which introduced some significant changes and...more

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H-1B Cap Update: USCIS Announces FY2026 H-1B Cap Registration Period and Massive Fee Hike

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The H-1B cap season for Fiscal Year 2026 is quickly approaching. USCIS announced on Feb. 5, 2025, that the registration period for FY 2026 will open at noon (EST) on Friday, March 7, 2025, and close at noon (EST) on Monday,...more

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

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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

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

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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

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