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Key Changes to the H-1B Visa Program: Self-Employment, Lottery Exemptions, Cap-Gap Approvals, and Site Visits

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The H-1B is the most common work visa for foreign nationals in professional-level jobs in the United States. Effective January 17, there is a new H-1B “modernization” rule which introduced some significant changes and...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

USCIS Proposed Rule to Modernize H-1B Program — Should Employers Be Happy or Worried?

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USCIS released a proposed rule that aims to update and modernize the H-1B program by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend current regulations. The proposed rule covers a wide range of issues related to...more

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BREAKING NEWS: DHS Issues Interim Final Rule Regarding The H-1B Visa Program

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Just released by USCIS: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an interim final rule (IFR) that strengthens the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program to protect U.S. workers, restores integrity to the H-1B program,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

USCIS Eases Policy Guidance Around The Adjudication Of Certain H-1B Petitions

On June 17, USCIS rescinded two policy memoranda and updated policy guidance dealing with the employer–employee relationship for H-1B petitions, including third-party site placements, and contracts and itineraries...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

ITServe Alliance, Inc. v. Cissna Settlement Offers a Reprieve for H-1B Third-Party Placements…At Least for Now!

For nearly 10 years, employers, primarily in the technology sector, have had to navigate a complex maze of document requirements to comply with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy under what is known as...more

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H-1B Visas and Third Party Worksites

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Every year, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professionals submit their petitions to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) with the hope of receiving an H-1B number. Since 1990, Congress has limited...more

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Delays Anticipated in Visa Applications for India

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Individuals in the United States applying for visas to India should expect processing delays in the coming weeks and months as India transitions to a new visa services vendor....more

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