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Selection In The H-1B Cap Lottery If The Proposed New Process Takes Effect?

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On November 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its plan to drastically change the way USCIS selects the H-1B Cap registrations of U.S. employers. If the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

H-1B Lottery to Take Place a Month Earlier This Year

- New DHS regulation mandates use of an electronic H-1B registration system. - Registration system will be open for only 20 days. - Employers who win H-1B lottery but then do not file H-1B petitions may be penalized....more

Burr & Forman

H-1B Registration Developments

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It’s official, almost. Implementation of the new H-1B filing process for 2020 is fast approaching and more details have been released. DHS published a notice in the Federal Register on January 9, 2020, which officially...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

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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Massive Changes To H-1B System Proposed For 2019

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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

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Employers Relying On H-4 Dependent Spouse Visas Better Move Fast as April 1 Lottery Looms

Proposed changes to the rule authorizing employment for H-4 status holders could spell an increase in H-1B petitions this upcoming fiscal year, and ultimately, increased sponsorship costs for employers. ...more

Fisher Phillips

Trump Targets Tech Teams (And Others) Through H-1B Crackdown

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President Trump signed an executive order this week directing a full review of the H-1B visa program as part of a continued push to clamp down companies that hire foreign labor instead of American workers. The centerpiece of...more

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Benesch B-Cast 07: Immigration Deadlines and Demands Employers Need to Know

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Benesch's Rick Hepp discusses Immigration Deadlines and Demands Employers Need to Know....more

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