Happy New Year and Happy H-1B Cap Season!
Now is the time for US employers to prepare for registration in the H-1B Cap Lottery.
Readers may recall that H-1B Temporary
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Get Ready for H-1B Cap Season, With or Without Changes
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Following up on its November announcement, last week USCIS issued a Final Rule to change the way cap-subject H-1B petitions are selected.
The Final Rule (which is unchanged from the…
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Selection in the H-1B Cap Lottery if the Proposed New Process Takes Effect?
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
On November 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its plan to drastically change the way USCIS selects the H-1B Cap registrations…
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USCIS Issues FY2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Results
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
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…
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FY2021 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Now Open
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
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…
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Expansive Final Rule Affecting Employment-Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs Published – good news for H-1B visa holders and those seeking permanent residency
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On November 18, 2016, US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule to “improve aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs.” This final rule also “amended…
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FY 2017 H-1B Cap Reached on April 7, 2016
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
As anticipated, the number of cap-subject H-1B petitions filed by U.S. employers exceeded the 65,000 general cap and the 20,000 master’s degree exemption for fiscal year 2017 (FY2017).
Yesterday, April…
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FY 2016 H-1B Cap Reached as of April 7, 2015
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
The H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 2016) has been reached. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) made the announcement today. (http://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-reaches-fy-2016-h-1b-cap)
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