USCIS to Launch Organizational Accounts, Enabling Online Collaboration and Submission of H-1B Registrations

2024-01-19T17:51:52+00:00Jan 19, 2024|

USCIS will launch organizational accounts for non-cap filings and the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season. The introduction of organizational accounts will allow multiple individuals within an organization, such as a company or other business entity, and their legal representatives to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations, Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, [...]

USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees

2024-01-12T17:12:08+00:00Jan 12, 2024|

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a final rule that will increase the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, to adjust for inflation. The USCIS Stabilization Act established the current premium processing fees and the authority for the Department of Homeland Security to adjust the premium fees on a biennial basis. After [...]

FY 2024 H-1B CAP Reached

2023-12-15T19:32:09+00:00Dec 15, 2023|

USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2024. READ MORE

How to Submit a Case Assistance Request

2023-11-10T16:26:11+00:00Nov 10, 2023|

The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) assists individuals and employers in resolving difficulties they are experiencing with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

DOS Expected to begin Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot in Early 2024

2023-10-24T15:43:30+00:00Oct 20, 2023|

On October 17, 2023, DOS 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 of Information and Regulatory Affairs. This document, once published, will lay out the eligibility criteria for participation in the Stateside Visa Renewal [...]

USCIS Proposed Rule to Amend H-1B Regulations

2023-10-24T15:42:18+00:00Oct 20, 2023|

USCIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the H-1B regulations. The NPRM states that the changes will “modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures.” The NPRM will be published in the Federal Register on 10/23/23. READ MORE

OFLC Provides Guidance on When Amended LCA is Required

2023-09-01T16:10:03+00:00Sep 1, 2023|

In a series of FAQs, DOL issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Round 4 – Labor Condition Application (LCA/ ETA Form 9035/9035E), for the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 programs. It is important to note that the key element of filing an LCA when there is a “material change in the nature of employment”, [...]

USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted FY 2024 H-1B Cap Registrations

2023-07-27T19:46:42+00:00Jul 27, 2023|

The USCIS announced today that they will conduct a second random selection on properly submitted H-1B CAP registrations. We predicted this was a possible outcome early in the year. The USCIS website newsroom stated: In March 2023, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap, including [...]

The Latest Court Ruling’s Impact On H-1B Spouses And Immigration

2023-04-07T15:23:38+00:00Apr 7, 2023|

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Department of Homeland Security’s regulation that allows the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work, a significant victory for highly skilled foreign-born professionals, their families and the companies that employ them. U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan granted the defendant’s (DHS) motion for summary judgment and [...]

U.S. plans to resume domestic visa renewals for IT Workers

2023-04-07T15:24:00+00:00Apr 7, 2023|

A State Department spokesperson said plans call for resuming domestic renewals in "certain petition-based nonimmigrant work visa categories," which include H and L visas. H-1B visas let employers hire high-skilled foreign workers with a bachelor's or higher degree for two three-year periods. L-1 visas let employers transfer executives or managers to the U.S. from overseas [...]

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