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[Webinar] H-1B Cap Alternatives: Visa Options for Employers to Consider - April 24th, 12:00 pm ET

The H-1B visa is among the most popular working visas in the U.S. for individuals filling professional positions. Most H-1B visas are subject to an annual quota or “cap.” Because demand exceeds the number of available visas,...more

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Not Selected in the H-1B Cap Lottery? There Are Other Immigration Options to Consider

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it completed its annual H-1B cap lottery selection process for fiscal year (FY) 2026. Given the high number of lottery registrations and fixed number of...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Work Visas in a Shifting Landscape – What’s Changing for Employers in 2025? - March 19th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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The ever-changing landscape of employment-based immigration continues to pose challenges for U.S. employers. With increased scrutiny on foreign national workers, compliance audits, and evolving nonimmigrant visa policies,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

H-1B lottery game plan: Best practices for HR teams

The H-1B cap registration and lottery for Fiscal Year 2026 is expected to begin in early March – only two months from now. Although the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has not yet announced the exact registration...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Alternative Options for Foreign National Employees Not Selected in USCIS’ FY 2025 H-1B Registration Lottery

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The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration...more

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Immigration Options Remain for Employees Not Selected in the H-1B Cap Lottery

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has completed its annual H-1B cap lottery selection process for fiscal year 2025. Given the high number of lottery registrations and the fixed number of...more

Stevens & Lee

H-1B Fiscal Year 2024 Cap Reached and What’s Next for Fiscal Year 2025

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On December 13, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it reached the requisite number of H-1B Cap petitions and stopped making further selections for Fiscal Year 2024. Fiscal...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

O-1A Status: An Extraordinary Alternative to Consider at the Close of a Disappointing H-1B Season

As June comes to a close, employers of the lucky foreign nationals selected in the FY2024 H-1B lottery are working to file their H-1B petitions by the June 30, 2023, deadline. This year, the United States Citizenship and...more

Fisher Phillips

Didn’t Make the H-1B Cap? Planning, Not Practice, Makes Perfect: 8 More Ways to Employ Foreign Nationals

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If you employ foreign nationals, you likely know that the federal government already reached the H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year and informed registrants who were not selected. Although employers expected the August 23...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

It’s H-1B Cap Season and the Tech Corridor is Full of Anxious Skilled Workers

It's March and here we are in the middle of another H-1B cap season. So I did what I do almost every day this time of year: I got up to head in to the office. But first I went for a run to clear my head. It is Saturday. It is...more

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Buy American and Hire American and the H-1B Lottery

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On April 18, President Trump signed an Executive Order labeled the “Buy American and Hire American” initiative. Federal agencies are already subject to certain laws and regulations which require or give preference to American...more

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