USCIS recently announced that the agency received enough H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known
Continue Reading H-1B Lottery for FY 2025 CompleteAlert – Second Lottery on FY 2025 Regular Cap H-1Bs
By Mark D. Harley on
On July 30th, USCIS determined that not enough H-1B petition filings in the regular cap were submitted during the initial filing period from April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024.
Continue Reading Alert – Second Lottery on FY 2025 Regular Cap H-1BsThe Immigration Impact of the “Unionized” Foreign Athlete
By Robert Seiger on
The traditional concept of the student/athlete continues to evolve. Recently, the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to unionize. In the not-too-distant past, the NCAA permitted college athletes to be…
Continue Reading The Immigration Impact of the “Unionized” Foreign AthleteStateside Pilot Program Will Issue H-1B Visa Stamps From Within the U.S.
By Mark D. Harley & Catherine V. Wadhwani on
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will begin accepting online H-1B visa stamp applications at this web address for a limited number of qualifying applicants to…
Continue Reading Stateside Pilot Program Will Issue H-1B Visa Stamps From Within the U.S.I-9 Alert! Tick-Tock: Employers Must Use the New Form I-9 by November 1st!
By Ali Brodie on
Beginning Wednesday, November 1, 2023, U.S. employers may only use the 08/01/2023 edition of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. USCIS announced a new Form I-9 in July 2023 which…
Continue Reading I-9 Alert! Tick-Tock: Employers Must Use the New Form I-9 by November 1st!UPDATE: Stateside H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Program Coming Soon
By Catherine V. Wadhwani & Mark D. Harley on
This post provides an update on the prospective resumption of stateside processing of H-1B visa renewal applications. …
Continue Reading UPDATE: Stateside H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Program Coming Soon
Second H-1B Lottery selection round is now complete
By Mark D. Harley on
Yesterday afternoon USCIS announced that the second round of the H-1B cap-subject lottery just recently announced is now complete.
All prospective petitioners from this round of selection have been notified…
Continue Reading Second H-1B Lottery selection round is now completeJ-1 Waivered Physicians: Meeting Patient Needs
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Health care employers in many areas of the U.S. continue to have difficulty recruiting physicians to meet patient needs.
One option that may be useful to health care employers when…
Continue Reading J-1 Waivered Physicians: Meeting Patient NeedsAlert – Second Lottery on FY 2024 Cap H-1Bs
By Mark D. Harley on
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
By Fox Rothschild LLP on
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 Employers