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DHS Proposes Merit – Based Rule for More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program

Last week, The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a proposed regulation that would significantly reform the H-1B cap selection (lottery) process. The proposed regulation would introduce two main changes: Pre-registration by employers for the H-1B lottery; Flipping the order of the two H-1B lotteries. Pre-registration by employers for the H-1B lottery: H-1B employers would […]

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Group Representing Tech Companies Questions H-1B Adjudication Practices

A group representing some of the country’s top technology companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM etc. sent a letter to the Trump administration on November 1, 2018 calling H-1B adjudication practices into question. The group, Compete America addressed the letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, USCIS director L. Francis Cissna and other high-ranking Department […]

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USCIS Issues Memo Clarifying Definition of ‘one continuous year’ for L-1 Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum dated November 29, 2018 clarifying the “one-year foreign employment requirement” for a qualifying U.S. organization that wishes to file for L-1 intracompany transfer petition to transfer an executive or manager (L-1) or a specialized knowledge worker (L-1B) from a qualifying foreign office to its related […]

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ICE Worksite Raids – What Employers Should Know

Immigration enforcement has been the focal theme of the Trump administration. Immigration issues and compliance continue to be often times, complex, and misunderstood by many. It is more important now than ever for employers to not only be compliant, but also be well informed about their rights and duties in the event of a worksite […]

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Get ready for FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season

It is time to begin preparations for the new H-1B (cap-subject) filing season. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B visa petitions on April 1, 2019 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, which starts on October 1, 2019. Each FY, there are only 85,000 new H-1Bs of which 65,000 are for foreign […]

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Indian IT fears impact as US moves on new H-1B process

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Canada trumps US, opens H-1B doors to Indians

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H-1B requests cross 2 lakh, 42% likely to get visas

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H-1B extension rejections rob Indian IT firms of visa power

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H-1B CAP Reached for FY 2024 – from New design

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received a sufficient number of petitions to fulfil the established quota of 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree or master’s cap for the fiscal year 2024. Contrary to the expectations of certain industry and legal professionals, there will not […]

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