News & Analysis as of

Foreign Workers Proposed Rules Visas

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

UK Government Announces Proposals for Reforming Immigration System

On 12 May 2025, the UK government published the white paper, “Restoring Control over the Immigration System,” which proposes several significant changes to UK immigration policy aimed at reducing net migration and tightening...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

DHS Proposes Rule to Modernize H-1B Program

Quarles & Brady LLP on

The Department of Homeland Security has published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM or the Rule) entitled “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Early Summer Immigration Updates

Now that summer has begun, the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and ICE have all issued several significant updates, relating to the expansion of premium processing...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

USCIS Proposes Historic Fee Increase for Immigration Applicants

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed historic increases to its fee schedule for immigration benefit applications. Under the proposed fee rule, the filing fee for common employment-based applications...more

Stinson LLP

USCIS Proposes Significant Fee Increases for U.S. Employer Filings

Stinson LLP on

On January 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule seeking 60-day comment on proposed changes to the fee schedule for benefit requests before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DHS Takes Step Toward Allowing Virtual, Alternative Options for Examination of I-9 Documents

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

For more than two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been allowing employers with remote workers to review Form I-9 Employment Verification Authorization documents virtually...more

Fisher Phillips

Proposed Rule Would Bring Drastic Changes To H-1B Cap Process By Basing Selections On Highest Salary

Fisher Phillips on

The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed changes to the H-1B Cap system that would significantly impact the existing process. The proposed rule, entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners...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

Fisher Phillips

Massive Changes To H-1B System Proposed For 2019

Fisher Phillips on

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently proposed a new rule that could dramatically change the way the H-1B application process works. The rule would establish an electronic pre-registration system and run the...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Preparing for the 2019 H-1B cap season

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on

On April 1, 2019, USCIS will begin accepting cap subject H-1B professional worker petitions for a start date of October 1, 2019 (FY2020). Due to the high demand for H-1B visas and newly proposed rulemaking for cap-subject...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"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