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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services › H-1B › Sponsors

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS... more +
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status.  less -
Miller Canfield

U.S. Employers: H-1B Registration Process for Fiscal Year 2024

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Employers seeking to sponsor candidates for initial H-1B sponsorship (commonly known as "H-1B CAP") should begin preparing for the H-1B electronic registration process. Although the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more

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H-1B Status: Cap-Subject Vs. Cap-Exempt

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The most-used type of visa status in the United States is the H-1B. To qualify, a foreign worker must have at least a bachelor degree (or U.S. equivalent) related to the field in which she will work, and be sponsored by a...more

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Upcoming H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period

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This Holland & Knight alert details the upcoming 2023 H-1B Visa Cap Registration Period and related procedures. The registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon EST on March 1, 2022, and run...more

Miller Canfield

Key Deadlines Approaching for H-1B CAP Electronic Registration Process

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Employers seeking to sponsor candidates for initial H-1B sponsorship (commonly known as "H-1B CAP") should begin preparing for the H-1B electronic registration process. Although the U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services...more

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There’s a New H-1B Lottery Program & Employers Must File Earlier This Year

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Employers will have to decide who they are sponsoring earlier this year. For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions (which are jobs requiring at...more

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Immigration Alert: September 2014

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Sixth Circuit Expands the Liability of Health Care Employers for Sponsorship Costs - On August 20, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in Kutty v. U.S. Department of Labor, No....more

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