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  U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap will open at noon ET on March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. During this time, employers and their legal representatives must register […]

On December 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule that will raise the filing fees required to utilize its premium processing service. According to USCIS, the increased fees represent adjustments for inflation that follow its efforts to adjust premium processing fees on a biennial basis […]

On December 21, the Department of State (DOS) has published a Federal Register notice announcing a pilot program to resume domestic renewal of H-1B nonimmigrant visas for certain applicants.   The pilot program will run from January 29 to April 1, 2024 and will be open to 20,000 H-1B visa holders. The scope […]

  On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough H-1B cap petitions to meet both the H-1B Regular Cap (65,000) and H-1B U.S. Master’s Cap (20,000). USCIS is now in the process of sending non-selection notifications to employer registrants’ online […]