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ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again

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Implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) has been delayed again. Initially expected to be operational in 2022, ETIAS is now scheduled to start in the last quarter of 2026. This delay...more

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

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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

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

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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

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DHS Moves Closer to Launching its H-1B Cap Registration System

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The Department of Homeland Security recently moved closer to launching its new electronic registration system for allocating the H-1B cap, which is the annual limit on certain types of new H-1B cases. DHS often receives more...more

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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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DHS Proposes New H-1B Prefiling Registration System and Changes to H-1B Lottery

• Prior to submitting petitions for H-1B visas, employers first will be required to register electronically with USCIS during a designated registration period. • DHS proposes to use a computer-generated process to select a...more

Butler Snow LLP

USCIS Aims to Increase the Number of U.S. Master’s Grads Through Proposed H1b Registration Rule

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On Monday, December 3, 2018, the USCIS published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require sponsoring employers seeking to file cap-subject H1b petitions to first electronically register with USCIS during a...more

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Pre-Registration System For H-1B Cap Filings Is Proposed By USCIS

For many years, on the first business day of April, 200,000 or more H-1B cap petitions were filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for approximately 85,000 available spots. H-1B petitions for individuals with...more

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Preparing for the 2019 H-1B cap season

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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

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