This post provides an update on the prospective resumption of stateside processing of H-1B visa renewal applications.
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Prepare for H-1B Cap Season with our Podcast
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At the time of this posting (February 3, 2021), we continue to await the final H-1B Cap…
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Get Ready for H-1B Cap Season, With or Without Changes
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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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STEM OPT for 24 months?
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With the end of STEM OPT looming, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a much-awaited Proposed Rule on October 19, 2015, regarding STEM OPT and Cap-Gap Relief. (See …
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H-4 EAD Applications Accepted Beginning May 26, 2015: Are you that “certain spouse”?
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Are you that “certain someone”? That “certain spouse” of an H-1B worker who will be eligible for H-4 work authorization? Not sure? Here’s the scoop.
At long last, on Wednesday,…
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H-4 Work Authorization? Not for Everyone.
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On May 12, 2014, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Proposed Rule that would amend provisions of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS’s) Regulations regarding work…
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