
The H-1B Electronic Registration Period is Now Closed!
USCIS opened the H-1B electronic registration period on March 1, 2022 at noon eastern time. During the registration period, companies or...

H-1B Cap for FY 2022 Officially Closed
Today USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa...

Important Update from U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India Regarding Visa Services
From the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India website: The Department of State has authorized consular officers to waive the in-person...

Department of State Provides Visa Services Operating Status Update
The Department of State provided an update on November 19th regarding operations of visa services at the U.S. embassies and consulates:...

BREAKING NEWS: USCIS Runs THIRD Lottery for FY 2022 H-1B Cap Season!
USCIS has released a notice that they recently determined that additional registration selections were needed to reach the FY 2022 H-1B...

USCIS Issues Policy Guidance Regarding Work Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Dependents
As a result of the recent settlement in Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, USCIS has issued policy guidance to address automatic extension of...

Things to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for International Travel
On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10294 rescinding the geographic COVID-19 travel bans and adopting...

Restrictions for International Travelers Ending in Early November
On September 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that it would be easing travel restricting for international travelers entering...

Reminders About Cap-Gap For F-1 Students Selected In Second H-1B Lottery
On July 29th, employers and attorneys started receiving notification of additional selections for the second H-1B lottery. The timeline...

USCIS Has Run a Second H-1B Lottery!
This morning, attorneys and employers received an email from their myUSCIS account with the subject line “We have taken an action on your...

H-1B Cap Cases Rejected Last Year Due to Start Date Can Be Resubmitted
USCIS has announced that certain FY 2021 H-1B cap cases that were rejected or administratively closed because the requested start date...

Updated Guidance on Expedite Criteria, RFEs & NOIDs, and EAD Validity Periods for AOS Applicants
Today USCIS issued three policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding: Expedited processing; Addressing the circumstances in which...

My H-1B Cap Petition is Pending – Can I Travel Outside the U.S.?
It’s that time of the year where employers are starting to file H-1B cap cases for their selected candidates. I get many questions,...

The Importance of Timely Filing H-1B Amendment Petitions
Before an H-1B worker can begin work at a new location that is outside the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of the existing, approved...

U.S. Will Restrict Nonimmigrant Travelers from India Beginning May 4, 2021
Because of the widespread, person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 in India, President Biden has issued a proclamation suspending the...

USCIS Will Give Deference to Previously Approved Petitions
Today USCIS has issued policy guidance restoring the 2004 deference policy which was rescinded in 2017. This deference policy, effective...

H-1B Lottery Selection Process Completed
USCIS has notified the public that they have received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the...

H-1B Lottery Selection Results Released!
Just 2 days ago I wrote a post on how the H-1B electronic registration officially closed and USCIS would notify registrants with...

H-1B Electronic Registration for FY 2022 Officially Closed!
Today at 12:00 PM eastern time, the H-1B electronic registration for the FY 2022 cap season officially closed. So, what's next? The...


















