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Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

H-1B Cap Alternatives: Visa Options for the Healthcare Industry and Biotechnology Companies

The H-1B visa is among the most popular working visas in the U.S. for individuals filling professional (degree-requiring) positions.  Most H-1B visas are subject to an annual quota or “cap.”  These are often referred to as...more

Harris Beach PLLC

The ABCs of Current Health Care Immigration Options

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At a time when health care is critical, physician shortages and other challenges continue to beset the United States. Vacancies and shortages in health care staffing are causing glaring deficiencies in meeting patient needs...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Visa Options and Immigration Strategies for Manufacturers - Update

This alert was originally published on February 5, 2019. It has been updated as of June 23, 2021. Many visa options exist to enable U.S. manufacturing companies to employ talented professionals, researchers and managers...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

New ACGME recognition for non-standard training of J-1 exchange visitor physicians

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New ACGME recognition for non-standard training of J-1 exchange visitor physicians - International medical graduates who seek entry into U.S. programs of graduate medical education (GME) or training must obtain an...more

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USCIS Gears up for the H-1B FY22 Cap Cycle

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Executive Summary: USCIS has announced the timeline for the H-1B FY22 Cap Petition Cycle. Similar to last year, USCIS will require H-1B sponsor employers to register H-1B candidates online starting March 9, 2021. USCIS will...more

Stinson LLP

Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Lottery Update

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Registration Dates Announced and Rule Prioritizing Selection of Highest Wage-Level Delayed - On February 5, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Upcoming Cap Season and Postpones Rule Prioritizing H-1B Cap Case...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2022 H-1B cap (from which the annual H-1B lottery will be run). Registration begins at...more

Cozen O'Connor

FY2022 H-1B Cap Lottery Registration

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On Friday, February 5, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the FY2022 H-1B Cap Lottery will begin on March 9, 2021. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Proclamation Suspending US Admission of Various Nonimmigrants, Immigrants Extended to March 31, 2021

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US President Donald Trump has extended the entry ban on H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and specific J-1 statuses as well as certain immigrant entries through March 31, 2021. The original proclamations were set to expire on December 31,...more

Morgan Lewis

Immigration Developments: USCIS and Visa Updates

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This alert summarizes a number of important developments affecting business immigration that occurred last week, including a number of federal court decisions enjoining certain presidential and regulatory actions, as well as...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 2020

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23 State AGs Coordinate to Sweep Shaky Legal Footing of Immigration Executive Orders.  As we at the PMN summarized here, and as Seyfarth explored here, on April 23, President Trump issued an Executive Proclamation banning...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Some Employment-based Nonimmigrant Visa Categories Through December 31, 2020

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On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation extending the duration of the bar on immigrant visas through December 31, 2020 and creating a new temporary suspension of entry for foreign nationals...more

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Presidential Proclamation Extending Suspension of Immigration from Abroad

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On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation continuing Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, and suspending and limiting the entry of any individual seeking entry into the U.S. in any of the following...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Key Takeaways From The President's Proclamation Suspending Visa Issuance For Certain Temporary Workers And Exchange Visitors

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On June 22, 2020, the president signed an executive order suspending visa issuance for specific classes of visas. Citing economic concerns, the order suspends entry into the United States of those foreign nationals who seek...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Call To Action: Temporary Ban On Entry Of Nonimmigrant Visa Workers May Be Coming

The Trump Administration is reportedly contemplating a proclamation that will significantly affect a number of temporary work permit programs. Although we cannot predict with certainty what these restrictions will be or their...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

President Trump Issues Proclamation Targeting Certain Chinese Graduate Students and Researchers Seeking to Study or Conduct...

On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of certain Chinese F-1 and J-1 foreign students and exchange visitors who have ties to Chinese institutions that support the People’s Republic of...more

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Administration Implements New Entry Restrictions on Chinese Students and Researchers Affiliated with China’s “Military-Civil...

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On May 29, 2020, the White House issued a new proclamation on the admission of certain nonimmigrant students and researchers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The proclamation took effect on June 1, 2020, and will...more

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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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

USCIS to Implement H-1B Registration Process for Upcoming Cap Season

Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that an H-1B cap registration system (from which the annual H-1B lottery will be run) will be implemented for the upcoming fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Visa Options and Immigration Strategies for Manufacturers

Many visa options exist to enable U.S. manufacturing companies to employ talented professionals, researchers and managers who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. This article will introduce the primary nonimmigrant...more

Dickinson Wright

J-1 Conrad Waivers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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As another year of medical residency registration begins across the U.S., J-1 physicians in their final year of training find themselves at a critical crossroads: they can return to their respective home countries at the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Time to Think About the H-1B Cap Season and Your Employment Needs

On April 2, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions for professional positions. We note that these petitions will have a start date of Oct. 1, 2018....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Trump Administration Considers Elimination Of J-1 Program For Some Students

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The Trump Administration is considering the elimination of the J-1 Summer Work-Travel Program for students who come to tourist areas in the U.S. as temporary summer help and as participants in cultural exchanges. Like the...more

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Pending: Bipartisan Legislation to Extend the Conrad 30 Program for J-1 Waiver Physicians

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When President Donald Trump issued his “Travel Ban,” there were fears that the physician shortage in the U.S. would be exacerbated. It has been reported that there is currently a deficit of 8,200 primary care physicians that...more

Franczek P.C.

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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