News & Analysis as of

Highly-Skilled Workers Visa L-2 Visas

ArentFox Schiff

It’s H-1B Lottery Time Again and There Is a New Lottery System

ArentFox Schiff on

It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa. For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

USCIS Agrees to Bundle Adjudications of H-4/H-4 EADs and L-2 Dependent Applications

In the recent legal settlement of Edakunni v. Mayorkas, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has agreed to resume adjudicating H-4 and L-2 dependent and H-4 employment authorization petitions at the same time...more

Dentons

Faster Processing for H-4 and L-2 Dependents Starting January 25, 2023 – Including Work Permission

Dentons on

In an excellent development, as of January 25, 2023, the U.S. government agreed to resume the process of “bundling” H-4 and L-2 dependent applications, – including I-765 work permission applications, with the H-1B and L-1...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Immigration Settlement Clears the Way for Thousands of H-1B and L-1 Spouses to Work in the US

UB Greensfelder LLP on

Immigration Settlement Clears the way for thousands of H-1B and L-1 spouses to work in the U.S., Ulmer Immigration Group Leader David Leopold explains....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Update On Suit Over Government Delays In Adjudicating Approval Of H-4, L-2 Visa Extensions

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

In Washington federal court, H-4 and L-2 spouses are continuing their fight to end the delays in approving visa extensions and work authorization – some of which are taking over a year to adjudicate. The plaintiffs in...more

FordHarrison

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

FordHarrison on

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

FordHarrison

The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2017

FordHarrison on

We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast-approaching April 1, 2017, opening date for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S....more

7 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