U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced April 1, 2024, that they had received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year
Continue Reading USCIS Completes Initial FY 2025 H-1B Cap Lottery Selection
Earlier in 2024, the Department of Homeland Security introduced a regulation to reform the H-1B lottery process, shifting from an employer-centric to a beneficiary-centric selection. While this change may
Continue Reading Alternatives to an H-1B Visa and Related Planning Considerations for Employers
Key Points: The new selections were taken from H-1B registrations submitted in March 2023. Employers with selected registrations are eligible to move ahead with filing H-1B petitions between Aug.
Continue Reading USCIS Completes Second H-1B Lottery Selection from Previously Submitted FY2024 H-1B Cap Registrations
In March 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted its annual random selection process for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap. USCIS announced today that a second round
Continue Reading USCIS to Conduct Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted FY2024 H-1B Cap Registrations
On April 28, 2023, USCIS released the highly anticipated numbers relating to this year’s H-1B cap registration held in March. Considering the low acceptance rate reported by most employers, it
Continue Reading USCIS Releases Numbers for H-1B Cap Registration; Includes Allegations of Misconduct
On March 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it received enough electronic registrations to meet the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 H-1B numerical allocations and that the
Continue Reading USCIS Completes Initial H-1B Lottery – Takeaways and Next Steps
On Jan. 27, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that the FY 2024 H-1B cap initial registration period will be open from March 1, 2023, 12:00 p.m.
Continue Reading FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Will Be Open from March 1 to March 17
The USCIS has confirmed that the FY 2022 H-1B cap initial registration period will be open from March 9, 2021, 12:00 p.m. EST to March 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m. EST.
Continue Reading FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Open March 9 to March 25
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), after publishing the final rule for a new H-1B lottery process in January 2019 has announced that the testing period is now over
Continue Reading USCIS Implements H-1B Registration for Next Year’s H-1B Lottery