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Post-H-1B Webinar — Save the Date
Join us for a post-H-1B lottery webinar on hot topics in business immigration on Tuesday, May 4. We will cover the ongoing immigration policy changes impacting your workers and your business and help you plan for your workforce’s upcoming needs.…
Posted in Immigration Law
New Regulation Replaces H-1B Cap Lottery Process with Selection Process Based on Wage Level
By Immigration Attorneys Donald Parker and Victoria Morte In 2020, the USCIS revised the lottery process, conducting the H-1B Lottery through an online registration system. Sponsoring employers registered foreign nationals for the lottery online in the first three weeks of…
USCIS Implements Benefit Request Changes and New Fee Schedule Effective October 2, 2020
By Victoria Morte, Immigration Attorney The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced changes to certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) benefit request processing and fees, taking effect for applications and petitions postmarked on or after October 2,…
Posted in Immigration Law
New Presidential Proclamation Expands Temporary Bar on Entry to Certain Nonimmigrants
By Donald W. Parker and John J. Gallini, Immigration Attorneys The Proclamation further extends an earlier bar imposed on April 22, 2020 that suspended the entry of certain individuals who are outside the U.S. and are seeking to enter as…
Premium Processing Resumes
Phased Premium Processing begins for I-140 Immigrant Visa Petitions and I-129 Visa Petitions for Temporary Workers, including the H-1B and L- visa categories By Donald W. Parker, Immigration Attorney On May 29, 2020, the USCIS announced the phased resumption of…
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COVID-19 IMMIGRATION UPDATE – 04/23/2020
What You Need to Know about the President’s Recent Proclamation Temporarily Suspending the Entry of Immigrants into the U.S. By John Gallini and Amy Tran, Parker Gallini LLP There has been much speculation since President Trump’s late-night tweet on Monday that…
COVID-19 TRAVEL UPDATE – 03/13/2020
What You Need to Know about the Most Recent Restrictions on Reentry to the U.S. and Quarantine Procedures By Immigration Attorneys Grant W. Godfrey, Donald W. Parker and John Gallini On December 31, 2019 an outbreak of a novel coronavirus…
2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Process – Update
USCIS Provides Important Details on the Process for the Upcoming Electronic H-1B Registration Process By Grant W. Godfrey and Donald W. Parker In January 2020, we wrote a post discussing the new H-1B lottery process this year, which will require…
2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Process: Changes Ahead
USCIS Announces Upcoming H-1B Lottery Will Be Done Under the New Electronic Registration System — But Much Remains Unclear By Donald W. Parker, Immigration Lawyer Background on The New Law On January 31, 2019, the US Department of Homeland Security…
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