On December 21, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) announced an updated visa interview waiver policy, which took effect on January 1, 2024. The policy both expands and limits the policy that was in place for 2023 and is in place until further notice. ...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 13, 2023 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory H-1B visa “cap” for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The USCIS announcement states:USCIS has received a...
On Monday, October 23, 2023, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, or NPRM) in the Federal Register that would bring significant changes to H-1B visa processes, including changes to the H-1B cap...
On July 31, 2023, USCIS announced that it ran a second H-1B lottery on 2023 (FY 2024) registrations. The USCIS announcement states: We now have randomly selected, from the remaining FY 2024 registrations properly submitted, a sufficient number of registrations...
On March 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory H-1B visa “cap” for fiscal year (FY) 2024.The USCIS announcement states: “We randomly selected from...
On January 27, 2023, USCIS announced the dates for the upcoming H-1B cap registration window and selection process. Selection will be via random lottery, as in prior years. In its announcement USCIS stated that the registration period will open at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm...
Pursuant to a recent settlement agreement, USCIS has agreed to resume its earlier practice of adjudicating I-539 status extensions and I-765 work permit applications at the same time that the principal’s I-129 is adjudicated - a.k.a. “bundling.” In recent years,...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 23, 2022 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory H-1B visa “cap” for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The USCIS announcement states:USCIS has received a...
July 18, 2022 update:The M-274 Handbook for Employers was updated with guidance on how to verify work authorization for E-2 and L-2 spouses.May 18, 2022 update: Effective May 4, 2022, the automatic extension period is now 540 days for eligible spouses, not to exceed...
