On July 23, 2021, the Biden administration filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in Chamber of Commerce v. DHS, a lawsuit in the Northern District of California brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Council, National Retail Federation, and others against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed rule, “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.” The rule, which DHS published on January 8, 2021, purports to amend the regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for the filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule amending regulations governing the H-1B visa program. The rule will go into effect on April 1, 2019. The new rule introduces two important changes to the H-1B application process. First, the selection order for H-1B regular cap petitions and petitions claiming the advanced degree exemption […]
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Dec 17 2018
Department of State released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designatedthe Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for January 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories […]
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Nov 28 2018
Department of State released the December 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for December 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Oct 11 2018
Department of State released the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for November 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Sep 12 2018
Department of State released the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for October 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Aug 10 2018
Department of State released the September 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for September 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Jul 30 2018
Department of State released the August 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for August 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Jun 20 2018
Department of State released the July 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for July 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
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Apr 13 2018
Department of State released the May 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for May 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
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