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On September 19, 2025, President Trump abruptly announced that all new H-1B visa petitions filed on or after 120:01 a.m. on September 21, 2025, would be subject to a $100,000 fee. In the days that followed, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) […]
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PLEASE REVIEW OUR UPDATED ARTICLE, DATED OCTOBER 20, 2025, FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. This article provides an UPDATE on our advisory from September 20, 2025, regarding the Trump Presidential Proclamation requiring payment of a $100,000 fee for individuals entering the United States. The White House, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services’ (USCIS) […]
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On July 24, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it would resume Premium Processing of H-1B petitions for employers who are exempt from the annual H-1B Cap. This comes as very welcome news to employers who are struggling to fill critical specialty occupation positions within their organizations in a timely fashion. […]
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The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final regulations, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers,” (effective date January 17, 2017), may enable non-profit schools and school districts to secure an exemption from the annual H-1B Cap, thus providing a clear pathway for these institutions to hire qualified […]
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