DHS Announces Final Rule for a More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program

2019-01-31T15:21:36+00:00Jan 30, 2019|

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted today for public inspection, a final rule amending regulations governing H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those that may be eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The final rule reverses the order by which USCIS selects H-1B petitions under the H-1B regular cap and the advanced degree exemption, and it [...]

USCIS Makes Two More Applications Available for Online Filing

2019-01-30T15:00:28+00:00Jan 30, 2019|

USCIS announced today that applicants can now complete and file Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, and Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 online. Applicants can file Form N-600 to obtain a Certificate of Citizenship for themselves or their minor children if they: Were born abroad and are [...]

DHS Proposes Changes to the H-1B Visa Lottery Process

2019-01-28T16:41:28+00:00Jan 28, 2019|

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed review of the H-1B proposed regulation as of January 25, 2019. It must be published in the Federal Register before the rule can go into effect. We will post any updates as soon as we receive them.

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions

2019-01-25T22:15:34+00:00Jan 25, 2019|

Alert: USCIS will resume premium processing on Monday, Jan. 28 for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption (the “master’s cap”). The previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing remains in effect for all other categories of H-1B petitions to which it applied. We plan to [...]

H-1B CAP & USCIS’ New Registration Process – What You Need to Know!

2019-01-08T17:52:57+00:00Jan 8, 2019|

Introduction: On December 3, 2018, USCIS-DHS, published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to change the H-1B filing and random selection (read lottery) process. The new process will require employer’s to electronically register to file each prospective petition for their H-1B employees during the designated “registration period”. Prospective employees with a U.S. masters or higher [...]

ALERT – LCA system Down

2019-01-04T13:10:10+00:00Jan 4, 2019|

LCA and PERM Prevailing Wages Processing to Resume Tentatively at 2:00 p.m. EST on MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2019   Last night, the DOL announced that: The iCERT system for application processing is tentatively scheduled to open at 2:00 p.m. EST on MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2019. The Department is currently testing the system to process a [...]

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