Immigration Blog

The FY 2023 H1B Cap filing season will begin on March 1, 2022! USCIS has announced that the initial registration period for FY 2023 H1B Cap will open at 12 pm Eastern Time on March 1, 2022, and will be open till 12 pm Eastern Time on March 18, 2022. Employers seeking to file H1B […]

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Qualifying healthcare workers with a pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal application may now submit an expedite request for speedy adjudication of the I-765 EAD renewal application. An applicant may request expedited processing of EAD renewal if: he or she is a qualifying health care worker, and his or her EAD will expire within 30 […]

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USCIS has conducted a third H-1B lottery for FY 2022! USCIS has sent notifications to certain employers and their immigration attorneys informing them that certain H-1B cap registrations submitted by them in March 2021 have been selected for submission in a recently conducted selection of reserve registrations. The third H-1B lottery was held on November […]

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A settlement agreement reached between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its litigation partners in a lawsuit would lead to significant changes in the employment authorization process for certain H-4 and L-2 spouses. The changes would provide relief to certain H-4 and L-2 spouses from delayed employment […]

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A settlement agreement reached between USCIS and plaintiffs in a class action suit outlines new guidance for adjudicating H-1B petitions for market research analysts. The settlement agreement was granted final approval on October 19, 2021. As per the terms of the settlement agreement, USCIS has agreed to issue guidance to all H-1B adjudicators stating that […]

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