Author: editor
February 05, 2025
H-1B Cap Lottery Season is Underway
USCIS confirmed today, February 5, 2025, that the registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7, 2025, and will run through noon Eastern March 24, 2025. Only registrations submitted during this period will be entered into the cap-subject lottery. USCIS will conduct a random...
read moreJanuary 21, 2025
Day One Immigration Executive Orders Affecting Employment Based Immigration
On his first day in office (January 20, 2025), President Trump signed several executive orders. A number of the orders deal with immigration issues, however not all of them will affect those in the U.S. lawfully or seeking to come to the U.S. with...
read moreJanuary 15, 2025
H-1B Modernization Rule Implements Changes to the H-1B Visa Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a new rule implementing changes to the H-1B visa program, which will take effect on January 17, 2025. The rule is intended to modernize and improve the efficiency of H-1B adjudications. Here are some highlights from...
read moreDecember 20, 2024
Impact of Potential Government Shutdown on Immigration-Related Federal Agencies
According to news reports today (12/20/2024), Congressional Republicans and Democrats have not yet reached a deal on a spending bill to fund government operations. Without at least a short-term spending bill, the Government will shut down at midnight tonight. Although there is still time...
read moreDecember 04, 2024
PERM Processing Times Have Increased Significantly
On a monthly basis the Department of Labor (DOL) publishes its processing times for various applications. As of its most recent update on November 26, 2024, the DOL is taking approximately 439 days to process a PERM Labor Certification Application, from the date of...
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