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Reminder: H-1Bs and PERMS are Location Specific
Employers, please keep in mind that you must notify your attorney if a foreign national employee is scheduled to move worksites, including to a remote home worksite, as some immigration processes are location specific. Foreign nationals holding H-1Bs will need...
New H-1B Visa and PERM Green Card Rules
On October 8, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) each issued new rules attacking employment-based non-immigrant cases and the PERM labor certification program. Please note that both rules have bypassed the formal rulemaking...
Premium Processing Service Soon Available for EADs, H-4 Spouses, Those Seeking to Change to F-1 Student Status, EB-1 Multinational Managers & Executives & More!
On September 30, 2020, the President signed a bill that makes several important changes to premium processing, a service available for only certain immigration benefits applications where USCIS can expedite the processing of the application for an additional fee. Currently,...
Yes, Certain H-1B Workers & Other Nonimmigrants May Receive Stimulus Checks!
Over the last few weeks, thousands of foreign workers, including many living overseas, began receiving stimulus checks from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In some cases, those checks were issued in error. In other cases, the foreign workers, including...
Impact of Remote Work, Furloughs, Pay Cuts & Terminations on H-1B, E-3 and H-1B1 Employment
Employers have had to adjust rapidly to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Some have closed their doors completely, others are asking employees to work from home, and unfortunately many have had to furlough and terminate employees. These changes have a unique...
Effect of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on H-1B Employment
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had extensive impact on H-1B employment, and the circumstances and policies continue to change on a daily basis. The following is a summary of the key ways that the pandemic has impacted H-1B employers and...
The New H-1B Lottery Process at a Glance
On December 6, 2019, USCIS announced it will be implementing a new online H-1B registration system for the upcoming FY 2021 H-1B cap season. This new registration system will require employers to electronically register applicants prior to filing the complete...
H-1B Cap Selection Process for Fiscal Year 2020 is Complete
On May 17, 2019, USCIS announced that it completed data entry for all H-1B petitions filed in the 2020 cap and that some cases will be transferred to different service centers after receipts are issued. The transfers will depend upon...
