Employers

USCIS Changes H-1B Cap Registration Lottery Selection Process to Be Beneficiary-Centric

In a new final rule USCIS is changing the process it selects H-1B cap registrants during the annual “cap” lottery selection process.    Starting with this year, the new process will be based on “beneficiary-centric” selection which means that [...]

By |2024-02-01T10:13:10-05:00February 1st, 2024|Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

USCIS Increases Filing Fees Starting April 1, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security has just released the final rule that significantly changes the USCIS fee schedule, including adding new fees, establishing multiple fees for nonimmigrant worker petitions and increasing the premium processing time limit. The rule and the new fees [...]

By |2024-02-13T11:34:12-05:00January 31st, 2024|Articles, Employers, Fees, H-1B, I-485, News, News Alert|

2024 H-1B Cap Season – Quota, Timeline, Requirements; Lottery Registration Window Opens March 6; Beneficiary-Centric Selection Process Announced

The new H-1B work visa “cap” season is set to begin by using the same lottery process introduced and used over the past four years. The lottery registration window will open on [...]

By |2024-02-01T10:14:24-05:00December 15th, 2023|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

Do I Have to File H-1B Amendment When Changing (Remote) Worksite Locations?

With the recent increase of remote or hybrid work arrangements, and the return to office to third-party client sites, we would like to provide a reminder of the relevant H-1B rules for compliance when changing (or having already [...]

By |2023-09-24T15:54:46-04:00September 6th, 2023|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

Important Update on I-9 Policy: Remote Document Inspection Now Permitted

  In a world where remote work has become a prevailing norm, traditional processes are evolving to adapt to this new reality. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recognized this shift and recently introduced a groundbreaking policy that allows for remote document inspection in the Form I-9 verification process. This policy not [...]

By |2023-08-31T12:39:32-04:00August 11th, 2023|Articles, Compliance, Employers, I-9, News|

I-9 Remote Physical Inspection Flexibility Ending July 31, 2023: Preparing for the Transition

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the United States have faced numerous challenges in adapting to remote work environments. One critical area impacted by this shift has been the verification of employment eligibility through Form I-9. To accommodate remote work, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced temporary measures allowing for [...]

H-1B Alternatives: What Are The Available Visa Options?

Many of our readers are aware that as of March 29th, USCIS had received historically high (780,884) number of H-1B cap registrations which is sufficient number to fill the annual H-1B quota and they have completed the random lottery to allocate the [...]

By |2023-05-11T09:42:04-04:00March 27th, 2023|Articles, Employees, Employers, H-1B, News|

Layoffs and Options for Terminated Nonimmigrant Workers and Options and Responsibilities for Their Employers

Layoffs and termination of employment is almost always a difficult process for both the employer and the impacted employee.   This is especially true for workers who are foreign nationals whose nonimmigrant status in the U.S. is [...]

By |2023-11-09T10:11:24-05:00December 20th, 2022|Articles, Employees, Employers, News, News Alert|

USCIS Changes I-90 Green Card Renewal Process and Eliminates Temporary Extension Sticker

Starting January 2021, USCIS will replace the sticker that is currently issued to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to extend the validity of their Permanent Resident Card (“Green Card”) with a revised Form I-797, Notice of Action for Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card where applicants seek to renew an expiring green card. March [...]

By |2022-10-20T12:33:16-04:00October 20th, 2022|Articles, Employees, Employers, News, News Alert|

USCIS Allows Petitioners of Denied H-1Bs Under Now-Rescinded Memoranda to Seek Reopening (and Approval)

USCIS has recently announced that they will allow H-1B petitioners of certain denied H-1B petitions to petition USCIS to reopen (and hopefully, approve) the denial decision in light of certain now-rescinded policy memoranda (third-party worksite placements’ [...]

By |2021-03-28T11:44:41-04:00March 28th, 2021|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, News Alert|

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