On November 19, 2021, USCIS announced that it had just completed a third round of H-1B visa lottery selection for Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Cap Registrants. This is the first time since the new online H-1B registration system started that a third round of selection...
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Immigration News: Changes to Work Permits for E, H-4, and L-2 Visa Spouses
As a result of settling the Shergill et al, v. Mayorkas case against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there are critical updates to the process of obtaining work permits for E, H-4, and L-2 spouses. With these changes effective immediately, E-1...
H-1B Immigration News: Registration Period Opens March 9, 2021 @ 12:00 pm Eastern
This year's (Fiscal Year 2022) initial H-1B cap registration will start online at 12:00 pm Eastern (9:00 am Pacific) on March 9, 2021. This registration period will run for 16 days and end at 12:00 pm Eastern (9:00 am Pacific) on March 25, 2021. All H-1B...
IMMIGRATION NEWS: Court Strikes Down Trump’s Attempts to Change H-1B & Other Programs
On December 1, 2020, Northern District of California Judge Jeffrey White granted summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, top universities and other groups, in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to...
Immigration News: 2 New Rules for H-1B Visas
This is an update to our earlier post from October 6, 2020: Immigration News: H-1B Visa Overhaul On Thursday, October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an interim final rule that is effective immediately: Strengthening Wage Protections for the...
Immigration News: H-1B Visa Overhaul
Updated information on this post can be found here: Immigration News: 2 New Rules for H-1B Visas Today (October 6, 2020), the Trump administration announced changes in line with President Trump’s 2017 “Buy American, Hire American” executive order and the latest in an...
Over 20% of H-1B Visas Denied in 2019
In the fiscal year (FY) 2019, 116,031 new or initial H-1B petitions were submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Of those petitions, 27,707 were denied – meaning just under one-quarter of all H-1B applications were denied in 2019....
H-1B Visa Program: Upcoming Deadline and Info You Need to Know
One of the most desirable visa programs, and the one perhaps most familiar to both foreigners and U.S. citizens, is the H-1B visa. This is often referred to as the “work visa” because it is utilized by those brought into the U.S. as employees for companies in...
Why the EB-5 Visa is the Best Immigration Option for Indian Immigrants
Note: While this post focuses on foreign nationals from India, all of the immigration options discussed here can apply to foreign nationals of any country except for those born in Mainland China. Out-of-country investors seeking permanent residency can breathe a sigh...
H1-B Visa Lottery Applicants up 35% for 2016 Fiscal Year
This spring, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the completion of the yearly lottery selection for H-1B non-immigration visa applicants. This year’s field was comprised of over 230,000 petitions vying for the 65,000 general category visas...