Immigration News
April 12, 2019
USCIS Completes the 2020 H-1B Cap Lottery
USCIS has announced that, between April 1st and April 5th, they received 201,011 cap-subject H-1B petitions; well above the numerical…More
January 30, 2019
DHS Announces Changes to H-1B Cap Lottery
On January 31, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule in the Federal Register which…More
September 20, 2017
ALERT: USCIS resumes processing for pending cap-subject H-1B petitions
Earlier this year, USCIS stopped allowing H-1B petitions to be filed with (or upgraded to) Premium Processing. This decision affected…More
April 18, 2017
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
On April 11, 2017 USCIS completed the computer-generated random selection process for fiscal year (FY) 2018 of petitions needed to…More
April 8, 2016
H-1B Cap Reached in 1st Week
For the fourth straight year, the H-1B Cap has been filled in the first week in which cap-subject H-1B petitions are…More
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September 21, 2026
H-1B News: $100,000 Fee Extended for Another Year, and a New Executive Order Targets Employers With Layoffs On September 18, 2026, President Trump took two actions affecting the H-1B program. The first is a proclamation extending the...MoreSeptember 14, 2026
Federal Court Blocks DHS Rule Ending “Duration of Status” for F-1 and J-1 Visa Holders Nationwide preliminary injunction preserves D/S — for now — one day before the rule was set to take effect On...More
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