Employers submitted 483,927 H-1B cap registrations this year, an approximate 57% increase over the FY 2022 filing season. USCIS selected 127,600 FY 2023 registrations to meet the H-1B quota, or approximately 26% of the total registrations. During the FY 2022 season, USCIS…
Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s May 2022 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for May…
As of March 31, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in September 2021 or earlier, and processing audited cases with priority dates of July 2021 or earlier. DOL is working on standard…
Employers will soon be able to petition for an additional 35,000 H-2B quota numbers for temporary non-agricultural employment that begins on or after April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022. Of the 35,000 visas, 23,500 will be available to returning…
Due to the continuing COVID-19 emergency, USCIS is extending its deadline extension policy through July 25, 2022. Petitioners and applicants will continue to have an additional 60 days to respond to requests for evidence, notices of intent to deny or…
The regulation will expand premium processing service to additional case types, including additional categories of I-140 petitions, certain Form I-765 employment authorization document (EAD) applications, and some Form I-539 applications to change or extend status. The rule will take effect…
The annual quota of 85,000 new H-1B cap registrations was met in the initial registration period for employment in FY 2023, according to USCIS. The agency has completed the regular and advanced-degree selection lotteries, and has notified employers of selection…
DHS has announced that it is ending its temporary policy of allowing employers to accept expired List B identity documents during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective May 1, 2022. Beginning May 1, 2022, employers may accept only unexpired List B documents. Employers will…
If you are an F-1 student who has applied for or is working on optional practical training (OPT) or who will be the beneficiary of a petition to change status to H-1B in this year’s H-1B cap filing season, make…
Starting on or about April 1, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will issue spousal designation notices to E and L dependent spouses who possess valid Forms I-94 that were issued by USCIS before January 30, 2022 and therefore…