H-1B

H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2026

On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it had received enough H-1B Cap-Subject applications to…

4 weeks ago

FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Runs from March 7, 2025 – March 24, 2025

On February 25, 2025, USCIS announced information for the initial registration period for the FY2026 H-1B cap.  The fiscal year…

6 months ago

Employer Best Practices for DHS or DOL Immigration Compliance Checks and Investigations

U.S. employers are required to keep certain documentation and files.  Some documents, like Federal Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, are…

7 months ago

Key Takeaways from H-1B Modernization Rule

On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final H-1B Modernization Rule, which goes into…

7 months ago

New USCIS rule confirms deference to prior determinations in nonimmigrant petitions

Under the H-1B Modernization and Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Rule published on December 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

7 months ago

DHS PROPOSES NEW H-1B REGULATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO MODERNIZE THE PROGRAM AND DETER FRAUD

On October 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the…

2 years ago

USCIS Completes H-1B Cap Registration Lottery for FY 2024

On March 27, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has completed its random selection lottery…

2 years ago

H-1B FY2022 Updates – Registration Filing Window Opens March 9

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the window for filing electronic H-1B registrations will open on…

5 years ago

H-1B Cap Season is Approaching

We are fast approaching the time of year when the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts its annual lottery…

5 years ago

Possible Executive Order Suspending Entry of Nonimmigrants, including H-1B, H-2B, L-1 and J-1

Through our colleagues at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), we have learned of a possible extension and expansion of…

5 years ago