Dec 16
Immigration Blog
Dec 3
District Court Sets Aside DOL And DHS Rules That Increased Prevailing Wages And Tightened H-1B Visa Program
The U.S. District Court for the Norther District of California has set aside the two interim final rules, one published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and another by the Department of Labor (DOL), that provided for significant changes to the H-1B Visa program. While the DOL Rule that amended the regulations governing the […]
Oct 30
DHS Proposes To Replace H-1B Lottery With Wage-Level Based H-1B Cap Selection Process
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it proposes to amend its regulations governing the H-1B cap selection process by which USCIS selects H-1B registrations for the annual H-1B cap. DHS proposes to replace the current random selection process with a wage-level-based selection process. The new selection process would prioritize the selection of H-1B […]
Oct 13
Impending Changes To Premium Processing Service: What To Expect
On October 1, 2020, President Trump signed into law the ‘Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act,’ which provides FY 2021 funding to Federal agencies through December 11, 2020, for continuing the projects and activities of the Federal Government. The Act, among other provisions, also provides for expanding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) […]
Oct 8
New Rules Set To Tighten H-1B Visa Program, Increase Prevailing Wages
Two interim final rules, one published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and another by the Department of Labor (DOL), provide for significant changes to the H-1B Visa program. Some of the key changes proposed in the rules are as below. DHS Regulations Revising the definition of and standards for a “specialty occupation” – […]
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