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USCIS Publishes Notice in Federal Register Formally Implementing H-1B Mandatory Registration Requirement

It’s official. Yesterday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register formally implementing the mandatory registration requirement for H1B petitioners seeking to file a cap-subject petition for Fiscal Year 2021. The notice went into effect on January 9, 2019, the date of publication.…

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Last Day to Comment on Proposed Rule Increasing Immigration Fees

In this blog post, we would like to remind our readers that today is the last day to submit a public comment on the USCIS proposed rule increasing immigration fees for certain petitions. Initially USCIS had set a 30-day comment period ending on December 16, 2019, however the comment period…

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Trump’s Policy Changes in 2019: A Year in Review

As we approach the end of the year, in this blog post, we look back at the major policy changes implemented by the Trump administration in the year 2019 that have had a profound impact on the way our immigration system functions today. JANUARY  Government Shutdown Woes The start of…

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USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Requirement for FY 2021 Cap

It’s official. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that beginning March 1, 2020 through March 20, 2020, the agency will be implementing a mandatory, Internet-based, electronic registration process for U.S. employers seeking to file H-1B petitions for workers subject to either the 65,000 or 20,000 annual…

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This Week in Immigration News: H-1B Registration Fee Applies Beginning FY 2021, Automatic Extension of TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan

In this post, we discuss the latest developments in U.S. immigration news. As you may recall, back in September USCIS issued a proposed rule requiring petitioners filing H-1B cap-subject petitions to pay a $10 registration fee for each petition submitted to USCIS for the H-1B cap selection process, beginning with…

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DHS Proposes New Rule Requiring Registration Fee for H-1B Cap Petitioners

Fresh off the press! In this blog post we will discuss a new proposed rule that is set to be published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2019. We have reviewed an advance copy of this proposed rule and will tell you everything you need to know about the…

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This Week in Immigration News: Public Charge Rule Published in Federal Register, Return of Unselected H-1B FY 2020 Petitions, and the September Visa Bulletin

In this post we bring you the latest immigration news. Final Rule Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds The Department of Homeland Security has posted the official version of final rule “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” in the Federal Register. The Final Rule will become effective at 12:00 a.m. EST on…

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USCIS Returns Unselected H-1B Petitions Filed in FY 2020

The H-1B season for Fiscal Year 2020 has officially come to a close. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun the process of returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in the H-1B lottery for fiscal year 2020. As you may recall, the H-1B lottery…

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This Week in Immigration News: New Zealand Nationals Can Now Apply for E-2, Premium Processing Updates, and More

New Zealand Now Eligible to Apply for E-1 and E-2 Investor Visas Beginning June 10, 2019, New Zealand nationals can apply for the E visa categories thanks to the President’s enactment of the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act. Applicants who are already in the United States on a…

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This Week in Immigration News: Texas Service Center Will Begin Processing Certain Cap-Exempt H-1B Petitions, SEVP Fee Increase

It is that time of the week again! In this post, we bring you the latest immigration news from USCIS. Texas Service Center Will Begin Processing Certain Cap-Exempt H-1B Petitions On May 20, 2019, USCIS announced that the Texas Service Center will begin processing certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions filed on…

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