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Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Business Immigration – Looking Ahead to the 2024 H-1B Cap Lottery and Other Developments Employers Should Watch For

Over the past year the immigration landscape has been shaped by a myriad of factors including mass tech layoffs, the easing of COVID related travel restrictions, and changing employer attitudes regarding remote work.  As we...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

2023 H-1B Cap Lottery Has Been Completed

On December 12, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the annual quota of 85,000 new H-1B filings for the FY2024 H-1B cap for H-1B...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-1B Update: Suspecting Fraud, USCIS Challenges, Denies Some Petitions, and Foreign Nationals Sue

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USCIS has been issuing challenges and even denials to some H-1B petitions based upon allegations of suspected lottery fraud. USCIS appears to be taking the position that fraud occurs when multiple registrations are submitted...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Court Vacates Rule Favoring High-Wage Earners in H-1B Cap Selection Process

A federal district court has struck down a legacy Trump administration rule that would have replaced the annual H-1B cap lottery with a scheme to favor high-wage earners. If implemented, the rule would have adversely...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USCIS Announces Rules for H-1B Lottery

Key points: - H-1B lottery will be open from March 9 until March 25, 2021. - There will be no changes from last year’s lottery rules. - Priority for higher-paid H-1B applicants will not be implemented in 2021, but...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

H1B Updates: Cap H1B Electronic Registration Opens, Trump Era Wage Level Selection Process Delayed

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The H1B cap registration period for this fiscal year FY 2022 will open at noon EST on March 9, 2021 and will close at noon EST on March 25, 2021. Similar to last year, all H1B cap registrations will cost $10 per registration...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Business Immigration and the Biden Administration

The first two weeks of the Biden Administration have seen a flurry of activity indicating it will move away from the more restrictive immigration environment of the Trump era, including for employment-based immigration...more

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FY2022 H-1B Cap Update: USCIS Confirms Registration Details, Delays Wage-Based Selection Process

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions subject to the annual quota for fiscal year (FY) 2022 on or shortly after April 1, 2021. USCIS has confirmed it will use the same...more

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Biden Administration Delays Trump-Era Rule Changing H-1B Lottery System

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The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New Regulation Replaces H-1B Random Selection with Wage-Based Selection

On January 8, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule that would dramatically change how H-1B cap petitions are selected in the annual “lottery.” Under this final rule, the current random...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

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DHS Finalizes Changes to H-1B Selection Process

On January 31, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its H-1B registration rule in the Federal Register, formalizing changes to the H-1B selection process. The new regulation, which will take effect on...more

Burr & Forman

DHS Proposes Major Lottery Changes Ahead Of H-1B Filing Season

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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

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Getting Ready for the FY2020 H-1B Season

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As 2018 draws to a close and much of the world is celebrating the holiday season, the immigration world is preparing to enter another H-1B lottery season. For an overview of the H-1B program and H-1B lottery, please see our...more

Fisher Phillips

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

Clark Hill PLC

Insight on Immigration Updates

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H-1B Filing Season to Begin April 2, 2018 - Lottery is Anticipated - Employers are reminded to identify new candidates who will require new H-1B sponsorship as soon as possible to ensure that these applications are accepted...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Five Immigration To-Do’s for Employers in 2018

The White House and Department of Homeland Security have announced plans to change the legal immigration system in ways that could significantly impact employers with foreign workers who are managers, executives,...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

Snell & Wilmer

Breaking Immigration Developments: President Trump’s Second Travel Ban Halted

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In an unprecedented development last week, a Federal District Judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide restraining order halting President Trump’s second travel ban. The successful challenge, brought by the State of Hawaii, once...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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