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
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Alert – Second Lottery on FY 2025 Regular Cap H-1Bs
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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-1BsStateside 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.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. …
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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
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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
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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-1BsH-1B Cap Season: FY2024 Registration Dates and Information
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
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
Another USCIS Bandage – EAD Renewals
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Yesterday marked another occurrence of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) placing a bandage on processing backlogs with the announcement of a temporary rule that increases the automatic extension period…
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Temporary Waiver of Civil Surgeon 60-day Signature Rule
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, within a…
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