USCIS Announces Registration Requirements for Some Immigrants

2025-02-28T17:59:18+00:00Feb 28, 2025|

PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND NONIMMIGRANTS IN LEGAL STATUS INCLUDING F, J, H, L, O-1, E, P, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS ARE CONSIDERED ALREADY REGISTERED. On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the [...]

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

2025-02-14T16:08:30+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 [...]

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

2024-07-31T17:16:37+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 [...]

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

2024-06-21T15:43:39+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

2024-06-21T15:39:11+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, [...]

The CEO Who Went Over and Beyond – And Drove a Bus to get There! Impressions Series – Blog post by Attorney Kidambi

2024-06-07T17:14:58+00:00Jun 7, 2024|

In this article, Attorney Kidambi relates an incredible experience lobbying Congress for additional H-1B Visa Numbers and meeting with preeminent legislators. He also shares an interesting anecdote about one of our clients and how it shaped our practice. Read the linked in blog article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceo-who-went-over-beyond-drove-bus-get-vaman-kidambi-bu2kc/?trackingId=mV0MAOyrQUS4hBXB6RFZvA%3D%3D

Impressions of an Immigration Lawyer

2024-05-09T23:34:23+00:00May 9, 2024|

Over the years, I have been incredibly lucky to have met a whole lot of people from a wide variety of fields. Some of these incredible individuals have left indelible impressions and shaped the way my Firm sees and represents these champions of industry, art, sports, science, and management. In a series of forthcoming articles, [...]

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