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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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
ALERT! Expedited EADs for Health Care Workers
By Ali Brodie on
USCIS issued new guidance today on expedited EADs for health care workers. Effective immediately, health care workers with pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applications where the EAD expires in…
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USCIS issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses
By Alka Bahal on
On November 11, 2021 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its litigation partners Wasden Banias and Steven Brown, announce the historic settlement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in …
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BREAKING NEWS: Changes to Work Authorization for H-4 and L-2 Spouses
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making “structural changes” to work authorization for H-4 and L-2 spouses. The changes result from an agreement settling litigation brought against the agency…
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USCIS to Delay Effective Date of H-1B Selection Process Changes
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
USCIS just announced that it will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register to delay implementation of changes to the H-1B Selection Final Rule until December 31, 2021. …
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Prepare for H-1B Cap Season with our Podcast
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
PLEASE SEE MY LATER POSTS ON THIS TOPIC FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
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
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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Naturalization Civics Test Changes
By Mark D. Harley on
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced revisions to the naturalization civics test. The changes will affect those applicants who apply after December 1, 2020. These applicants will need…
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USCIS Furlough is Cancelled
By Mark D. Harley on
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it will not furlough employees as had been previously scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020. USCIS had previously pushed back…
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