USCIS Completes H-1B FY 2024 Cap Selections
In March 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a random selection process for the FY 2024 H-1B cap, including beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The…
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H-1B Lottery: What Information Must Be Provided to USCIS for Registration?
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialized occupations. Every year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives…
Before You Start Your H-1B Registration With USCIS
The following text was published by USCIS on March 1st, 2023 as part of instructions for the H-1B FY 2024 (employment starting October 1st, 2023) via lottery. Our law office…
How and Where to Post the LCA Notice for H-1B Filing?
Answers on how to file the LCA notice are found in 20 CFR § 655.734. What is CFR? CRF is the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States. The…
H-1B Registration Opens for Fiscal Year 2024
It was announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will begin on March 1, 2023 at noon…
More Likely Than Not: the Standard of Proof in H-1B Cases
The H-1B season is almost upon us as another year begins. As employers and employees make decisions on hires and H-1B eligibility and prepare to file Labor Condition Applications, it…
Extending Your H-1B Visa Beyond the Six-Year Limitation
The H-1B visa, which allows a foreign worker to temporarily work in the United States in a specialty occupation, is generally limited to a maximum of six years. However, there…
Employment Authorization Eligibility for H-4 Dependents
H-4 dependent visas are issued to the spouse and children of H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B visa holders, who are temporary workers in the United States. H-4 dependents are not authorized…