Alert: Now Is the Time to Prepare For H-1B Cap Filings For New Hires in 2025
H-1B “Cap Season” is once again upon us. It is essential for employers seeking to hire foreign national employees to identify and initiate processing of H-1B “Cap” submissions as early as possible given the ...
Department of State Issues October 2024 Visa Bulletin Showing Advancements
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determined that, for October 2024, all Employment-Based (EB) preference categories must use the Dates of Filing chart in the Visa Bulletin. The Dates of Filing ...
Approvals of O-1 Visa Petitions and EB-2 National Interest Waiver Petitions Have Increased Following Favorable Guidance by the Biden Administration
In January 2022, the Biden administration announced favorable new guidance clarifying how certain professionals in the field of Science ...
Breaking News: USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection for Regular Cap from Previously Submitted FY 2025 H-1B Registrations
In March, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted an initial random selection of properly submitted electronic registrations for ...
DHS Provides Employers with Fact Sheet on I-9 Fine Calculations
Form I-9 is used by employers to verify that employees are legally authorized to work in the US; compliance requires new hires to provide documentation of the right to work in the United States. As we have reported in earlier ...
CIS Ombudsman Announces New Features to Improve Case Assistance Request Experience
The Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman announced its finalization of new features designed to improve the experience of those requesting case assistance. The changes affect ...
USCIS Completes FY2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Selection Process and Reports Decrease in Attempts to Game the System
On Monday, April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it had already received enough electronic registrations for unique ...
Increased USCIS Filing Fees Go into Effect April 1, 2024
In case you missed last month’s newsletter concerning USCIS filing fees:
The new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filing fee schedule has created new types of fees that may be applicable based on the size of the ...
USCIS Provides Initial Instructions for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Season
Initial instructions for the FY 2025 H-1B season include information on the open registration period, filing locations, online filing, and fee increases:
- The initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap will open at ...
USCIS Fee Hike Takes Effect April 1, 2024
U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has moved forward with its plan to increase its fees, with new fees becoming effective on April 1, 2023. It has been eight years since the last fee increase, and USCIS has stated that a significant increase is ...