USCIS Announces Major Change to H-1B ‘Cap’ Filing With Electronic Registration
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that U.S. employers will have...
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that U.S. employers will have...
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a new strategy in its quest for a paperless system. USCIS envisions that the new system—called eProcessing—will eventually handle the agency’s immigration records. This will include applications for all immigration benefits, communication with USCIS, and receiving a decision on a case. For now, certain tourists, business visitors, […]
Read MoreA federal district court recently prevented U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from imposing a new policy that radically changed how the agency determines when a foreign student or exchange visitor is “unlawfully present” in the United States. “Unlawful presence” is a legal term used to describe any time spent in the United States after a foreign national’s period of authorized […]
Read MoreOn January 31, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final regulation that changes the process U.S employers will have to follow in order to hire foreign workers under the “H-1B” program. The rule applies to H-1B petitions subject to the statutory “cap” of 65,000 H-1B workers per fiscal year. Employers will be required […]
Read MoreJust months short of the normal starting date for the annual H-1B petition process, USCIS has proposed major changes. U.S. employers who rely on this visa category, which is for jobs that require a bachelor’s or higher degree in a “specific specialty” or equivalent at the entry-level, are now in limbo, unsure whether these changes […]
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