Will USCIS Have a Second H-1B Lottery This Year?
The FY2024 H-1B lottery yielded the largest number of registrations by a landslide in recent memory. There was a total of 780,884 registrations this year, compared to 483,927 in 2022, and 308,613 in 2021. So what accounted for this huge uptick in registrations? It turned out that may applicants and companies tried to game the […]
Read more →Options for Non-Immigrant Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Terminated
2022 and 2023 has seen a surge in layoffs across the board with economic uncertainly has caused many employers both large and small to reduce their workforce. For those who are in the U.S. in non-immigrant status such as H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, L-1, TN or O-1, being laid off can have consequences beyond having no […]
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Premium Processing Now Available for F-1 Students With EAD Applications for Optional Practical Training
Effective March 6, 2023, USCIS will begin accepting premium processing applications for F-1 students who have already submitted EAD applications for pre-completion OPT, post-completion OPT, or STEM OPT extensions. In other words, those with pending I-765 applications with USCIS for OPT may submit an application upgrade the pending application to premium processing. Upon receipt, USCIS […]
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USCIS announces new electronic H-1B registration process for 2020 lottery
USCIS formally announced significant changes to how it will conduct the H-1B lottery for the upcoming fiscal year 2021 H‑1B cap-subject season. In the past, all petitioners would be required to submit full H-1B petitions to USCIS on, or within 5 business days of April 1st, for that fiscal year. If USCIS received more than […]
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USCIS Proposes Increases in Filing Fees
On November 8, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published a notice that it intends to increase USCIS filing fees for several visa and immigrant categories. There is no confirmation if, or when, these changes will take effect and we will update this post as new information becomes available. In the meantime, notable increases include: Naturalization: $1,170 […]
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Immigrating to the United States After Trump Won The Election
The U.S. election stunned the world. Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, I don’t think anybody expected Trump to win as resoundingly as he did. I’ve already gotten dozens of emails from former, current and prospective clients asking, “how does this affect my immigration options to the United States?” The short-term answer is […]
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