The Power of Litigation to Correct Immigration Policy: DHS Withdraws H-1B Selection Final Rule


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Dec 6, 2019, announced a requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to first electronically register and pay the associated $10.00 H-1B registration fee before filing a petition. USCIS will open an initial registration period for a minimum...
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USCIS MAY REOPEN H-1B PETITIONS DENIED UNDER THREE RESCINDED POLICY MEMOS


The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule delaying the effective date of the Final Rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States, published on January 14, 2021, 86 FR 3608, for a period of 60 days. The Department has...
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USCIS ANNOUNCES: FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 9


Today, the USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the FY2022 H-1B Cap Lottery will open at 12:00 noon (ET) on March 9th and run through 12:00 noon (ET) on March 25th. During this time, prospective H-1B employers and H-1B beneficiaries can submit their registrations for the H-1B Lottery. As we say here...
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Webinar: H-1B 2021 – Updates & Filing Process (View Recording)


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) 2021.

USCIS have completed sending non-selection notifications to registrants’ online accounts. The status for registrations properly submitted for...
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USCIS Provides H-1B Authorized-to-Work Population Estimate

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) is rescinding two policy memoranda regarding the adjudication of certain petitions for H-1B nonimmigrant classification. 

Learn more here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2020/PM-602-0114_ITServeMemo.pdf

USCIS-ITServe Settlement Overturns 10 Years Of H-1B Visa Policies [Forbes]


• Foreign nationals on H-1B visas make it more likely U.S. workers will be employed, have better wage growth and other benefits, writes Stuart Anderson.


• Madeline Zavodny, an economic professor at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, led a study on behalf of the National Foundation for American Policy, and...

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USCIS: Initial H-1B Electronic Registration Period Closes March 20


USCIS has received enough electronic registrations during the initial period to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap). USCIS randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted. USCIS intend to notify petitioners with selected registrations no later than March 31, 2020, that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for...
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THE H-1B LOTTERY … IF YOU ARE NOT IN IT YOU CANNOT WIN IT! Initial H-1B Registration Period Opens at Noon Eastern on March 1st.


The initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B numerical allocations will close at noon Eastern on March 20. Registrations must be properly submitted before noon Eastern on March 20 to be considered in the initial selection process.

If USCIS receives enough registrations during the initial registration period, USCIS will randomly select...

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THE NEW FACE OF THE H-1B PETITION PROCESS – THE H-1B SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US

Canadian and Mexican professionals who are looking to move temporarily to the U.S. for work have several promising visa options. Individuals in this situation may be eligible for either a TN visa or an H-1B visa. At first glance, distinguishing a TN visa and an H-1B visa may be difficult. These two visas,...
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