H-1B Visa

When terminating a foreign worker in the United States, employers must consider several State and Federal immigration laws. Therefore, this guide by the NPZ Law Group will explain what employers must do when terminating certain types of noncitizen workers.
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Backlogs in the immigration of high-skilled workers have made it harder for businesses in the United States to hire workers from overseas. Well, there have been a few Bills proposed in Congress that will work to reduce backlogs and other challenges that employees and employers. Here’s what you should know about these Bills, as explained by the NPZ Law Group.
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The State Department has waived the need for interviews (in certain cases) for visa applicants to the United States. The considerable backlog of applications since the COVID-19 pandemic made this step necessary to speed up the process of evaluating nonimmigrant visa applications. Here’s what you should know about this change by the NPZ Law Group.
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Last year USCIS received approximately 308,613 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2022. With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may not obtain an H-1B in the 2023 H-1B Fiscal Year Lottery, it is time that prospective H-1B visa beneficiary start exploring other work visa options that may allow them to work and live in the United States on a temporary basis. This article provides a snapshot of possible work visa options that may be available to prospective H-1B nonimmigrant work visa beneficiaries who do not get chosen to be among the lucky few who are chosen to be in the 2023 Fiscal year H-1B cap.
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USCIS has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap).
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Congrats to all of our H-1B nonimmigrant professionals on their selection in the Lottery!! For others, we are pleased to work to find alternatives to the H-1B and to patiently wait to see if more Lotteries will be run before March 2023. Stay tuned for more business immigration law updates from Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak Law Group, P.C. - Immigration and Nationality Law #h1blottery #canadaimmigration #H1BVisa #H1B #greencardusa

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USCIS is announcing a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. USCIS will set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents.
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Congrats to all of our H-1B nonimmigrant professionals on their selection in the Lottery!! For others, we are pleased to work to find alternatives to the H-1B and to patiently wait to see if more Lotteries will be run before March 2023. Stay tuned for more business immigration law updates from Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak Law Group, P.C. - Immigration and Nationality Law #h1blottery #canadaimmigration #H1BVisa #H1B #greencardusa
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During the initial H-1B registration period, prospective petitioners or their authorized representatives must electronically submit a separate registration naming each alien for whom they seek to file an H-1B cap-subject petition. If a sufficient number of registrations are received, USCIS will randomly select the number of registrations projected as needed to reach the H-1B numerical allocations after the initial registration period closes. Prospective petitioners with selected registrations will be eligible to file a cap-subject petition only for the alien named in the registration.
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Many F-1 visa holders, particularly those who are engaged in OPT change their immigration status to become professional and specialty workers (H-1B workers). The H-1B cap is the Congressionally-mandated limit on the number of individuals who may be granted H-1B status during each fiscal year. Most foreign nationals seeking H-1B nonimmigrant classification are subject to the 58,200 cap. There are an additional 20,000 H-1B visas, which are limited to individuals who receive a master’s degrees (or higher degree) from a United States College or University.
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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) 2022.
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