Premium Processing Expansion
USCIS has announced that it will expand the Premium Processing Program. Effective January 30, 2023, Multi-National Executives and Managers, as well as applicants for National Interest Waivers can use...
View ArticleUSCIS Announces Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap Registration Window, Instructions
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign national workers for specialty occupation jobs. U.S. Congress has established an annual numerical limit or “cap” of 65,000 visas for...
View ArticleUSCIS Expands Premium Processing to Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT and STEM...
Following up on their commitment to improving efficiency and reducing processing times within the immigration system, USCIS will now start accepting premium processing requests for students applying...
View ArticleChild Status Protection – Important New Development
On February 14, 2023 United States (US) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an important change regarding when an immigrant visa “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating...
View ArticleH1B Cap – Eight Times as Many Filings as Available Numbers!
On April 28, 2023, USCIS announced that for Fiscal Year 2024 (begins October 1, 2023), it received 758,994 eligible H1B registrations. This is an astonishing number compared to the 474,421...
View ArticleExecutive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of...
On October 30, 2023, in a recent executive order titled “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” the President of the United States...
View ArticleState Department Announces Details of Pilot Program for Domestic Renewals of...
On December 21, the State Department released the long-awaited details of a previously announced pilot program that will allow qualified noncitizens to renew their H-1B nonimmigrant visas within the...
View ArticleUpdated USCIS Guidance on Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of...
On January 24, 2024, USCIS issued updated policy guidance to address when USCIS may excuse untimely filed extensions of stay and change of status requests. The guidance reminds employers and employees...
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