In an announcement on July 27th, USCIS determined that not enough H-1B petition filings were submitted during the initial filing period from April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. USCIS
Continue Reading Alert – Second Lottery on FY 2024 Cap H-1BsI-9 Alert! New Form I-9 and New Remote Verification Procedure for E-Verify Employers
On July 21, 2023, DHS announced a new edition of Form I-9 along with a new rule permitting certain employers to conduct remote inspection of the documents used in the
Continue Reading I-9 Alert! New Form I-9 and New Remote Verification Procedure for E-Verify EmployersI-9 Alert! End of COVID-19 Flexibilities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced employers will have 30 days to achieve I-9 compliance with the Form I-9 requirements after the COVID-19 temporary flexibilities sunset on July 31, 2023.
Continue Reading I-9 Alert! End of COVID-19 FlexibilitiesAlert – USCIS Announces FY2024 H-1B Registration Numbers
Today, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the number of FY2024 Cap H-1B Registrations received, with approximately 781,000 total. Of those registrations, 758,994 were found to be eligible
Continue Reading Alert – USCIS Announces FY2024 H-1B Registration NumbersH-1B Cap Season: FY2024 Registration Dates and Information
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially announced the FY2024 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Below is a summary of some information that you should know:
- This year’s initial registration period
USCIS extends immigration related due dates for the FINAL time through 03/23/2023
On January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, now through March 23, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally implemented
Continue Reading USCIS extends immigration related due dates for the FINAL time through 03/23/2023Multinational executives and managers and applicants for National Interest Waivers can now apply for green cards on an expedited basis – E13 and E21I-140 Petitions may now be premium processed!
On January 12, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the implementation of the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
Continue Reading Multinational executives and managers and applicants for National Interest Waivers can now apply for green cards on an expedited basis – E13 and E21I-140 Petitions may now be premium processed!It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B Lottery
At the start of each year, we kick off H-1B Cap Season by working with U.S. employers to prepare for registration in the upcoming lottery.
U.S. employers interested in sponsoring
Continue Reading It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B Lottery
USCIS announces automatic extension of Permanent Resident Cards (“Green Cards”) for Naturalization Applicants
Effective Dec. 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (a/ka/a Green Cards)
Continue Reading USCIS announces automatic extension of Permanent Resident Cards (“Green Cards”) for Naturalization ApplicantsICE Extends Temporary COVID-19 Flexibility for Form I-9 through July 31, 2023
Today, ICE announced an extension of the temporary COVID-19 flexibilities for completion of the Form I-9, initially announced in March 2020 and extended multiple times throughout the pandemic. Due to
Continue Reading ICE Extends Temporary COVID-19 Flexibility for Form I-9 through July 31, 2023