H-1B

Strike! Rights and responsibilities of H-1B employers and employees during a labor strike

In the event of a labor strike, it is important that both H-1B employees and employers understand their respective rights…

6 years ago

USCIS Proposes a Pre-Registration Period for the Cap-Subject H-1B Visa Program

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a new rule making changes to the annual selection process for…

6 years ago

DHS Intends to Publish Proposed Rule Rescinding H-4 Work Authorization by End of Year

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has advised that it is on track to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…

6 years ago

USCIS Announces Completion of Receipt for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions for FY 2019

On May 15, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed its electronic data entry…

7 years ago

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions for Cap-Exempt Employers

On July 24, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)  announced that it would resume Premium Processing of H-1B…

7 years ago

H-1B Cap Lottery Selection is Complete for FY 2018 Petitions

On May 3, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it has completed the lottery for…

8 years ago

USCIS to suspend Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions

 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that beginning April 3, 2017, it will temporarily suspend Premium Processing…

8 years ago

USCIS receives 236,000 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions for Fiscal Year 2017

Today the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received more than 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions for Fiscal…

9 years ago

USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2017

On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet…

9 years ago

Employers! It’s time to consider H-1B Cap Subject petitions again…

The H-1B nonimmigrant visa is an employer sponsored temporary work visa for foreign national professional workers in specialty occupations in…

9 years ago

My 2015 Christmas Wish List

Dear Santa, With Christmas approaching quickly, I wanted to make sure you knew what gifts we’d love to have this…

9 years ago

USCIS Issues Final Guidance on When to File an Amended or New H-1B Petition after Simeio Decision

By Zuzana Geremes, Paralegal On April 9, 2015, USCIS published a draft guidance based on its Administrative Appeal Office’s precedent…

9 years ago