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FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7

kidambil2025-02-14T16:08:30+00:00Feb 14, 2025|

USCIS announced Fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary. Prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners or their representatives are required to use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically [...]

March 2025 Visa Bulletin

kidambil2025-02-13T14:15:44+00:00Feb 13, 2025|

For Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for March 2025. For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for March 2025. USCIS March 2025 [...]

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order attempting to end birthright citizenship

kidambil2025-01-24T16:41:31+00:00Jan 24, 2025|

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order. READ MORE

February 2025 Visa Bulletin

kidambil2025-01-24T16:38:00+00:00Jan 24, 2025|

For Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for February 2025. For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for February 2025. USCIS February 2025 [...]

January 2025 Visa Bulletin

kidambil2024-12-22T23:48:51+00:00Dec 22, 2024|

January 2025 Visa Bulletin now available. For Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2025. For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin [...]

December 2024 Visa Bulletin

kidambil2024-11-14T18:07:00+00:00Nov 14, 2024|

December 2024 Visa Bulletin now available. Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for December 2024. For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for [...]

USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection for Regular Cap from Previously Submitted FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations

kidambil2024-07-31T17:16:37+00:00Jul 31, 2024|

In March, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Only those petitioners with selected registrations for FY 2025 are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions during the filing period on their registration selection notice. The initial filing period [...]

USCIS Publishes FAQs for Individuals in H-1B Nonimmigrant Status

kidambil2024-07-19T15:29:17+00:00Jul 19, 2024|

USCIS published a series of FAQs addressing questions dealing with the H-1B nonimmigrant Visa. However, some of the information contained is hard to understand without proper context. We recommend consulting with an Attorney before relying on this information.

Easing the Nonimmigrant Visa Process for U.S. College Graduates

kidambil2024-06-21T15:43:39+00:00Jun 21, 2024|

On June 18, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced actions to more efficiently facilitate employment-based nonimmigrant visas for those who have graduated from college in the United States and have a job offer. This initiative will allow certain individuals to more quickly receive nonimmigrant work visas if they are deemed eligible. As part of this initiative, [...]

Affirmative Relief Announcement – Highlights

kidambil2024-06-21T15:39:11+00:00Jun 21, 2024|

To be considered on a case-by-case basis for this process, an individual must: Be present in the United States without admission or parole Have been continuously present in the United States for at least 10 years as of June 17, 2024; and Have a legally valid marriage to a U.S. citizen as of June 17, [...]