H-1B

USCIS’ New H-1B Cap Registration Process is Underway

As of March 1, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) online H-1B registration tool is open for…

7 years ago

USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has formally announced that it will implement the new H-1B registration final…

7 years ago

USCIS Expects to Implement Pre-Registration Requirement for H-1B Lottery for Next Year, but No Formal Announcement Yet

On January 31, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule making significant changes to…

7 years ago

Increasing uncertainty and unpredictability in H-1B adjudications

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received 201,011 H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap for Fiscal…

8 years ago

Strike! Rights and responsibilities of H-1B employers and employees during a labor strike

In the event of a labor strike, it is important that both H-1B employees and employers understand their respective rights…

8 years ago

USCIS Proposes a Pre-Registration Period for the Cap-Subject H-1B Visa Program

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a new rule making changes to the annual selection process for…

8 years ago

DHS Intends to Publish Proposed Rule Rescinding H-4 Work Authorization by End of Year

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has advised that it is on track to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…

8 years ago

USCIS Announces Completion of Receipt for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions for FY 2019

On May 15, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed its electronic data entry…

8 years ago

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions for Cap-Exempt Employers

On July 24, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)  announced that it would resume Premium Processing of H-1B…

9 years ago

H-1B Cap Lottery Selection is Complete for FY 2018 Petitions

On May 3, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it has completed the lottery for…

10 years ago

USCIS to suspend Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions

 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that beginning April 3, 2017, it will temporarily suspend Premium Processing…

10 years ago

USCIS receives 236,000 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions for Fiscal Year 2017

Today the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received more than 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions for Fiscal…

11 years ago