U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially announced the FY2024 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Below is a summary of some information that you should know:
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On January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, now through March 23, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally implemented the temporary flexibility in complying with certain USCIS deadlines due to COVID-19 in March 2020. This temporary policy was expanded and extended several times due to…
On January 12, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the implementation of the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications and Future Expansion for F-1 Students Seeking OPT and Certain Student and Exchange Visitors.
Most importantly, Premium Processing will…
Effective Dec. 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (a/ka/a Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization.
On December 9, 2022, USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to provide that…
Today, ICE announced an extension of the temporary COVID-19 flexibilities for completion of the Form I-9, initially announced in March 2020 and extended multiple times throughout the pandemic. Due to ongoing safety precautions related to COVID-19, employers may continue to utilize these temporary flexibilities for Form I-9 purposes through July 31, 2023. This means eligible…
Yesterday marked another occurrence of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) placing a bandage on processing backlogs with the announcement of a temporary rule that increases the automatic extension period to up to 540 days for employment authorization available to certain applicants who have filed Form I‑765, Application for Employment Authorization, renewal applications. This temporary…
USCIS reports the FY 2023 H-1B cap electronic registration process yielded 483,927 H-1B registrations, an increase of approximately 57% compared with FY 2022 which saw 308,613 H-1B cap registrations. For FY 2023, USCIS selected 127,600 registrations in the initial selection process, or approximately 26% of the total registrations. For FY 2022, USCIS conducted three rounds…
After months of uncertainty, the EB-5 Regional Center Program will be revived through passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 as part of the overall Omnibus Spending Bill, expected to be signed by President Biden. The EB-5 Regional Center Program, which had expired on June 30, 2021, will be reauthorized through September…
In response to the ongoing attack on Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, to take effect upon publication of an upcoming Federal Register notice. TPS eligible Ukrainian nationals include those who have continuously resided in the United States since…
USCIS announced the initial registration period for fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1, 2022 and run through noon Eastern on March 18, 2022. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to submit registrations using the online H-1B registration system. USCIS will assign a confirmation number…
