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10Sep2019
$10 Fee Announced for H-1B Preregistration
USCIS has announced proposed rules that would require petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to pay a $10 fee for each beneficiary/case they register with USCIS.
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25Jul2019
Major EB-5 Change Finally Taking Place
The first overhaul of the EB-5 program since 1993 will take effect on November 21, 2019.
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06Jun2019
Collection of Social Media Identifiers from U.S. Visa Applicants
On May 31, 2019, the Department of State updated it's immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms to request additional information, including social media identifiers, from most U.S. visa applicants worldwide.
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12Apr2019
H-1B Lottery Completed 2019
On April 10, USCIS used a random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated regular cap of 65,000 as well as the U.S. advanced degree exemption of 20,000.
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19Mar2019
Premium Process for Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
USCIS today announced that premium processing (PP) will be offered in a two-phased approach during this year’s cap season. The first phase will be for cap-subject H-1B petitions requesting a change of status and the second phase will include all other cap-subject petitions.
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06Mar2019
Last Call for Cap-Subject H-1B Cases
To ensure ILG clients’ cap-subject H-1B cases are timely filed, we ask that all clients inform ILG of all cap-subject H-1B cases no later than Wednesday, March 13th. If you have already contacted ILG about the H-1B cap cases you wish to file this year, no further action is necessary.
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04Mar2019
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Two versions of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 have been introduced – one by the House of Representatives and one by the Senate. The House bill is gaining steam for passage.
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28Feb2019
H-4 EAD Rescission Regulation Pending Review at OMB
This is an update to our last H4 EAD Update Article.
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15Feb2019
Premium Processing for H-1B Transfer Petitions
USCIS announced today that premium processing for H-1B transfers (change of employer) will finally return on Tuesday, Feb. 19th, but only for petitions filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018.
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