H-1B

H-1B Registration Season is Now Open
March 10, 2025
The registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B lottery to allocate the limited number of coveted H-1B specialty occupation visas available each fiscal year (i.e., the Cap) opened at Noon on Friday, March 7th.
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FY 2026 H-1B Registration Will Open March 7
February 12, 2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has officially released the dates for the H-1B Visa lottery for fiscal year 2026.
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Changes to H-1B Program Now In Effect
January 31, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new regulation to modernize and improve the H 1B program. The new regulation took effect on January 17, 2025.
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How Recent Updates and Trump 2.0 Affect the H-1B Visa Process
January 22, 2025
Deadlines for the H-1B Visa registration process will be here before you know it, and with Donald Trump taking office earlier this week, there is a lot of uncertainty about what changes might be enacted and impact immigration policies.
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Second H-1B Lottery for FY 2025 Complete
August 12, 2024
USCIS announced that it has completed the second lottery and now has selected a sufficient number of registrations.
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USCIS Gives Registered H-1B Petitioners Another Bite at the Apple
August 5, 2024
USCIS says that “soon” it will conduct a second lottery from previously submitted electronic registrations.
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Employers Should Prepare Now for Upcoming H-1B Filing Deadline H1B FY 2025 Update
February 14, 2024
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa is reserved for professionals in a specialty occupation, defined as those positions which require theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor.
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H-1B Season Begins with Positive Developments for Employers and Candidates
February 8, 2024
The fiscal year 2025 H-1B lottery registration process opens on March 6, 2024, and will remain open through March 22, 2024.
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Second H-1B Visa Lottery to Take Place
August 1, 2023
USCIS recently determined that it would need to select additional registrations to reach the H-1B cap and will soon select additional registrations from previously submitted electronic registrations using a random selection process.
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Shortage of Physical Therapists and Nurses Allows for Short-Cut to Permanent Residency
April 18, 2023
Employers in the healthcare industry may have a leg up when tapping foreign workers for employment via EB-2 employment-based permanent residency (i.e. “green card”).
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What Does It Mean for your Employees Now that the H-1B Lottery Selection Process Completed?
April 4, 2023
The United States Citizen and Immigration Services has announced that it has completed the lottery that determines who is eligible to petition for an H1B Visa.
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Planning for H-1B Visa Season
January 18, 2023
It’s that time again.  Employers who are considering petitioning for H-1B Visas should start planning for the registration process now.
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