With lightning speed, USCIS closed the FY2021 H-1B Cap Registration Process, conducted the lottery (random selection process), and issued the lottery results.
Since yesterday, March 27, 2020, the agency has
Continue Reading USCIS Issues FY2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Results
Last Friday, March 20th at 12:00 noon US Eastern Time, USCIS closed the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY2021) H-1B cap lottery. In order to be
Continue Reading Initial FY2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Registration Closed; Winners to be Notified by March 31, 2020
On March 16, 2020, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) sent a letter to the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking guidance regarding employer I-9 Employment
Continue Reading AILA Letter to DHS regarding Form I-9 Compliance during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
By Catherine V. Wadhwani and Robert S. Whitehill
Without fanfare, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its website with an Alert https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge relating to its Public Charge requirements
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Ready or not, it’s time to electronically register for the upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery.
The registration period began at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Sunday, March 1, 2020 and will
Continue Reading FY2021 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Now Open
Today, Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS published the long awaited new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification for immediate use. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a notice
Continue Reading New Version of Form I-9 Now Available
Ready or not, H-1B Cap Registration Season is upon us. And things are a little different this Cap Season. That’s because USCIS formally announced via a January 9, 2020 Federal
Continue Reading FY2021 H-1B Cap Registration Quick Reference
It has been widely reported, including by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, that on February 20, 2019 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a proposal to the Office of
Continue Reading Proposed H-4 EAD Rescission Regulation Pending Review at OMB
Beginning today, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, USCIS is resuming premium processing for H-1B petitions that were filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018.
In its February 15, 2019 announcement, USCIS
Continue Reading Premium Processing Now Available for H-1B Petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018
Cap-subject US employers and their prospective employees alike have been waiting on edge to find out whether the FY2020 H-1B Cap Season would proceed as before or whether US Citizenship
Continue Reading FY2020 H-1B Cap: Registration and Lottery Selection Update