USCIS has just released the December 18, 2024 final rule “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers” which seeks to “modernize” the H-1B program [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the month’s Visa Bulletin is the minor forward movement in employment final action dates. We expect a trickle of pending I-485 [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) have recently changed their policy and starting December 2, 2024 they will require Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record to be submitted at the same time with [...]
The new H-1B work visa “cap” season is set to begin by using the same lottery process introduced and used over the past five years. The lottery registration window is expected to open around [...]
USCIS has announced that they have reached the H-1B cap limit for fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025). This means that they will not be conducting additional lottery rounds of selection after the initial two rounds. This also means [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the December 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the month’s Visa Bulletin is the fact [...]
Based on the election campaign and results, it is clear that the second Trump administration will bring significant changes and challenges to most (if not all) immigration processes. We explore the potential directions a second Trump administration could [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the November 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the month’s Visa Bulletin is the fact that there is no movement at all in [...]
The Employment-Based First Preference (EB-1A) visa category serves as a crucial pathway for individuals who possess extraordinary abilities in their respective fields, whether in the arts, sciences, business, or athletics. Designed to attract top talent from around the globe, the EB-1A visa allows these individuals to immigrate to the United States without the need for [...]
The Department of State has announced the DV-2026 Diversity Visa (a.k.a. “green card”) lottery dates. The dates for electronic entry submission for this year’s lottery are between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), on Thursday, November 7, 2024 (extended from the previous deadline on [...]
