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Client Alert: Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visas for Certain Applicants Now Available for a Limited Time

For the first time in two decades, a limited number of eligible H-1B workers are now able to apply to renew their visas without having to leave the United States. Starting January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of State’s...more

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Domestic H-1B Visa Renewals: Learn How to Apply on Jan. 29

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The Department of State “DOS” has published guidance and FAQs advising eligible H-1B visa applicants on how they can participate in its pilot program for domestic H-1B visa renewals, which will begin on January 29, 2024. ...more

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H-1B Travelers to Save Time, Money, and Heartache with Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot Program, Starting January 29

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For H-1B visa holders, the logistics of traveling home for a wedding can be almost as challenging to plan as the wedding. A man who traveled to India for a wedding had to remain there for weeks to get a visa to return to...more

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January 2024 update: US Department of State Announces Pilot Program for Stateside H-1B Visa Renewals

On January 18, 2024, the Department of State published an online tool that H-1B visa applicants can use to determine if they are eligible for the stateside visa renewal pilot program. Over time, it is likely that the...more

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Department of State to Resume Stateside H-1B Visa Renewal Program

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Commencing January 29, 2024, and expected to run through April 1, 2024, DOS will launch a pilot program for certain eligible foreign nationals from Canada and India to renew their H-1B Visas stateside without having to travel...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Stateside Visa Renewals for H-1B Applicants – a Welcome Start!

Posted December 29th, 2023 in Top Stories with Tags Corporate Immigration On December 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced a pilot program to implement limited stateside visa renewal processing for certain...more

Harris Beach PLLC

U.S. Department of State to Launch Stateside Visa Revalidation Program in January 2024

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On December 21, 2023, the Department of State announced that it will be launching a pilot program to resume renewals of H-1B nonimmigrant visas in the United States for certain qualified foreign nationals. Prior to the...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

US Department of State Announces Pilot Program for Stateside H-1B Visa Renewals

The U.S. Department of State has announced a pilot program for stateside renewal of certain visas.  For the first time in nearly two decades, a limited number of H-1B nonimmigrants will be able to renew their visas from...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Highly Anticipated Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visas to Start January 29, 2024

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On October 17, 2023, the Department of State sent for review a Federal Register notice entitled "Pilot Program to Resume Renewal of H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas in the United States for Certain Qualified Noncitizens" to the Office...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

U.S. State Department Confirms Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps

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The State Department announced they will begin processing visa stamp renewals in Washington, D.C. as early as January 2024. This pilot program will only be available for 20,000 individuals in the U.S. in H-1B status who are...more

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What Executive Order on AI Means for Immigration

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On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order regarding the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order (EO) directs departments and agencies...more

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Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot Program Expected to Begin in Early 2024

On October 18, 2023, additional details regarding the U.S. Department of State’s highly anticipated stateside visa renewal pilot program were released by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). The State...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2023 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. House of Pain. This week, the Buzz was...more

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Government Shutdowns and Immigration Processes: What to Expect

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If Congress does not pass appropriations legislation or a stopgap spending bill by September 30, 2023, the federal government will experience a shutdown on October 1, 2023. A federal government shutdown will disrupt certain...more

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State Department Official Confirms Return of Domestic Visa Renewals

In a recent interview, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Julie Stufft in the Bureau of Consular Affairs confirmed that the U.S. Department of State will soon allow certain visa holders to renew their visa stamps...more

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Department of State Expands Waivers of the Interview Requirement for Certain Nonimmigrant Visas

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In a long-awaited effort to address delays and backlogs that have arisen due to consular closures and limited staffing over the last year-and-a-half, on December 23, 2021, the U.S. Department of State announced that it is...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

State Department Proposes To Eliminate Controversial “B–1 In Lieu Of H-1B” Policy

For many years, U.S. employers have benefited from the “B–1 (Business Visitor) in lieu of H” policy. The policy allowed a business visitor to come to the United States as an employee of and on behalf of a foreign employer in...more

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State Department Issues Guidance on Visa Ban Exceptions

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The U.S. State Department recently released guidance detailing exceptions that U.S. Consular Officers can apply when reviewing waiver applications from H-1B specialty occupation workers, L-1 intracompany transfers, H-2B, and...more

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State Department Issues Guidance on National Interest Exceptions to Proclamations Suspending Entry of Certain Foreign Nationals

On August 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of State issued guidance on scenarios that may qualify for a “national interest exception” under Presidential Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020 (“Proclamation Suspending Entry of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

U.S. State Department Announces New Guidance on National Interest Exceptions to U.S. Travel Ban

We are happy to announce that, on August 12, 2020, the U.S. State Department provided important guidance on U.S. travel that may qualify for a National Interest Exception to recent Presidential Proclamation 10052 (P.P....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin Travel Advisory and Immigration Update

The last two weeks in Washington have been very eventful in the immigration field. In light of the travel restrictions recently imposed by the President’s executive order, we are now advising our U.S. clients who have...more

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