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The United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) completed the second round of selections for the Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B lottery on Monday, July 31. All selected registrants have now been notified of their...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will soon conduct a second H-1B lottery for Fiscal Year 2024 cap-subject H-1B applicants. The lottery will draw from the remaining pool of applicants...

Last month, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched an online self-service tool to allow individuals to reschedule their own biometrics appointments. Instead of calling the USCIS Contact Center and...

On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a new edition of the I-9 employment eligibility verification form, which will incorporate a new policy allowing some employers to remotely examine...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will end its pandemic-era Form I-9 policy, which allowed employers to remotely inspect employees’ identity and work authorization documents. For all new hires and...

The Biden Administration has announced that, effective May 11, 2023, international travelers will no longer be required to provide airlines with proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering the United States. The Department...

The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant working visa available to skilled professionals in specialized occupations. This visa classification allows U.S.-based employers to hire foreign workers for highly skilled positions and offers...

Under the National Labor Relations Act, union members have the right to collectively bargain with their employer. However, what happens when these negotiations reach a point of seemingly no return?  When both the union and...

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed this year’s initial H-1B lottery. Applicants who were selected in the lottery have been notified. The application period will run from April 1, 2023 to June 30,...

The initial registration period for this year’s H-1B visa lottery will open at noon Eastern on March 1, 2023 and will run until noon Eastern on March 17, 2023. Please contact us as soon as possible if you intend to register...