The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a regulation that seeks to replace its random, computerized H-1B lottery with a system that allocates H-1B visa numbers according to the Department of Labor’s four-level wage system. The proposed rule, which is…
At a glance EB-1 China and EB-1 India final action dates will advance by six months to December 1, 2018. EB-2 China will advance by over seven weeks to April 22, 2016, and EB-2 India will advance three weeks to September…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to implement the Trump Administration’s ban on “non-essential” travel across U.S. land borders and ferry travel with Mexico and Canada through November 21, according to a set of notifications to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow. The…
The State Department has released a proposal to eliminate an option available in certain limited circumstances for foreign workers to obtain a B-1 business visitor visa “in lieu of” an H-1B specialty occupation or H-3 trainee visa (BILOH, or “B…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, numerous universities and other groups are challenging two new immigration regulations that were promulgated on a fast track by the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) in recent…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the premium processing fee for H-1B, L-1 and certain immigrant visa petitions to $2,500, from $1,440, on Monday, October 19, 2020, according to an announcement issued today. Petitions postmarked on or after that date must…
A new Department of Labor (DOL) regulation will lift wages for H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 nonimmigrant cases and the PERM labor certification program. The regulation will be published on October 8, 2020 and will take effect immediately, though DOL will accept public…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a long-planned regulation to tighten H-1B eligibility criteria and impose new obligations on H-1B employers after pushing the rule through a fast track regulatory review. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on October…
Judge Jeffrey S. White of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California has enjoined the Departments of State (DOS) and Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing the Trump administration’s June 22 proclamation that suspended the entry of H-1B, L-1, H-2B…
The State Department will begin accepting online registrations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery starting Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at noon EDT. Foreign nationals who wish to enter the lottery have until Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at…