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H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
USCIS announced it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial period to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap). The agency randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted and intends to notify petitioners with selected registrations no later than March 31, 2020, that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject […]
COVID-19 Precautions for Employers
Some of our employer-clients are preparing contingency plans, in case they must send their H-1B employees home to telecommute. As absurd as it would seem, there is no provision to suspend H-1B regulations in an emergency – hopefully, the government will do so to avoid making life miserable for many H-1B employees and their employers […]
Administration Proposes Changes to H-1B Process
On December 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed change to its H-1B regulations. H-1B visas are temporary permissions for foreign professionals to come to the U.S. to work in positions known as “specialty occupations.” These positions normally require a bachelor or higher-level degree, therefore highly specialized knowledge, to perform. If the […]
Court Blocks Administration’s Asylum Rule Changes
Invoking emergency national-security measures, the Administration has continued its attack on our Asylum laws, which are based on international obligations and adopting U.S. laws more than 50 years old. Changes to the laws, described below, would eviscerate US asylum law if upheld and, as expected, are under challenge in the U.S. courts. On November 9, […]
New Rule for Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats and International Organization Employees
The United States Department of State announced that diplomats (A-1 and A-2) and international organization employees (G-1, G-2 and G-3) will henceforth be required to prove they are legally married to their same-sex partners in order for the partners to obtain derivative visas to come to the United States. The new rule applies to foreign […]
