Immigration Blog

In a historic move, the U.S. President and Executive Branch are implementing significant restrictions on birthright citizenship through a new policy aimed at redefining who qualifies as a U.S. citizen at birth. This shift directly impacts foreign-origin professionals, students, and temporary visa holders residing in the United States. What Does the Proposed Policy Change Mean? […]

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a Final Rule aimed at modernizing and improving the efficiency of the H-1B program, adding benefits, flexibilities, and improved integrity measures. The provisions of the new rule, which will be effective 1/17/25, mainly amend the regulations governing the H–1B program, although some of the provisions impact […]

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The FY 2025 H1B Cap registration period will begin on March 6, 2024 and end on March 22, 2024! Prospective petitioners and their representatives will be able to complete and submit their H-1B Cap registrations using the online H-1B registration system starting on March 6th. A $10 non-refundable H-1B registration fee will be required to […]

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced a pilot program to resume domestic or stateside visa renewals for certain qualified H-1B non-immigrant visa applicants. The following are some of the key features of the pilot program: 1.At this time, the pilot program is limited only to H–1B applicants. DOS will not process any other […]

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the FY 2024 H1B cap. USCIS has received sufficient number of petitions needed to reach both the statutory annual H1B Cap of 65,000 under the general category, as well as the 20,000 under the U.S. advanced […]

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