December 13, 2023
USCIS Announces That the H-1B Fiscal Year 2024 Cap Has Been Met
Today, December 13, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency has received sufficient H-1B petitions to reach the 65,000 “regular cap” and the 20,000 “master’s cap” for fiscal year 2024. Accordingly, USCIS issued “Non-Selection Notices” to each registrant who was...
read moreOctober 06, 2023
Visa Bulletin October 2023 Update
The Department of State releases the Visa Bulletin every month summarizing the availability of immigrant visa numbers for the upcoming month. Typically, the October visa bulletin moves quite a bit with the onset of the new federal fiscal year and release of new numbers....
read moreOctober 02, 2023
ADHS Conrad 30 J-1 Waiver Program Now Open
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Automated J-1 Visa Waiver Application System began accepting J-1 waiver applications for Fiscal Year 2024 on October 1, 2023. The application window will remain open through November 30, 2023. Please contact our office as soon as possible...
read moreSeptember 25, 2023
Impact of Potential Government Shutdown on Immigration-Related Federal Agencies
According to news reports today (9/25/2023), Senate 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 on September 30, 2023. Although there...
read moreSeptember 05, 2023
What employers need to know if their employee was selected in the H-1B lottery
The federal fiscal year begins on October 1, 2023, which means many H-1B cap recipients will begin working in H-1B status. As the employer, you need to be aware of a few items as the new H-1B status takes effect for your employees. Update...
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