Despite the numerous immigration policy shifts introduced by the new administration, one key process remains unchanged: the H-1B lottery. On Wednesday, USCIS announced the submission and processing dates for Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B lottery entries. Employers use H-1B visas to hire foreign nationals in “specialty occupations” that typically require at least a bachelor’s degree. While […]
USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications. The final rule is the result of […]
DHS Issues Proposed Rule to Modernize the H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker Program
USCIS seeks to update regulations with proposed rulemaking to improve program efficiency and integrity WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would modernize the H-1B specialty occupation worker program by streamlining eligibility requirements, improving program efficiency, providing greater benefits […]
FY 2024 H-1B Registration Update
In March 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The initial filing period for those with selected registrations for FY 2024 was from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. […]
H-1B cap season is quickly approaching!
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated on January 28, 2022, that the registration period for Fiscal Year 2023 will begin on March 1, 2022, 12nn EST and end on March 18, 2022, 12nn EST. Employers can register prospective employees via the USCIS online H-1B registration system during this 18-day period, either directly or through […]