USCIS Announces FY 2026 H-1B Lottery Details Amid Policy Changes
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 […]
USCIS Announces FY 2026 H-1B Lottery Details Amid Policy Changes
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 […]