H1B Cap Lottery Registration Period Extended until March 25, 2024
The USCIS has extended the H1B registration period to March 25, 2024
Companies Can Now Create or Update their USCIS Accounts for the H1B Cap Lottery
American employers can now create or update their company "organizational accounts" with USCIS for the new online H1B cap registration system. H1B cap registration runs from March 6 to March 22, 2024 at 9 am Pacific time. Employers must have an account in order to register beneficiaries for this year's H1B cap lottery. H1B beneficiaries must have a valid passport at the time their registration for H1B cap lottery is submitted.
USCIS Increases Fees for Immigration Cases on April 1, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security announced a significant increase in USCIS filing fees that will start on April 1, 2024. The new rule also changes the timeline for premium processing cases, alters availability for fee waivers, and makes other changes in processing for immigration cases. We recommend that people file their immigration case before April 1, 2024 to save money.
USCIS Proposes New Rules for H1B Visa Lottery
Key Changes Proposed for the H1B Cap Lottery System The Office of Management and Budget cleared a final regulation from the Department of Homeland to revise some aspects of the H-1B program Details of this final rule will be available once published in the Federal Register. There will likely be a switch in the H1B Cap Registration System to allow each beneficiary to have the same chance in the lottery ("beneficiary-centric") Other anti-fraud proposals will likely be included in the final rule. These rules will likely take effect in time for the start of the Fiscal Year 2025 cap season (which opens in March 2024 for an October 1, 2024 start date).
Does an Approved I-130 Petition Expire? Consular Processing and Revocations
By Katrina Mendoza The I-130 Petition for Alien Relative is the first step in sponsoring an eligible family member to immigrate to the United States with Lawful Permanent Residence or a "green card." A common misconception is that once the United States and Immigration Services approves an I-130 ...
Public Charge Rule Causes Changes in Form I-485 for Permanent Residency Application
by Andrea Lee The new rule regarding the public charge ground of inadmissibility went into effect on December 23, 2022. As a result, Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, was updated with additional questions that have proven confusing for some. This article ...
Trump Proclamations Extend and Expand Travel Ban to Immigrants, Workers, and their Families
☎ 425.250.8110 | ✉ Contact Us President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on June 22, 2020 that furthered the Administration's ongoing efforts to prevent the entry to the United States of foreign workers and their families. Proclamation 10052 prohibits admission by foreign workers abroad who hav...
World one urges congress to vote no on speaker ryan and rep. goodlatte's immigration bills
U.S. House of Representatives Set to Vote Today World One Law Group has contacted members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to oppose Speaker Ryan's “Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018” and Representative Goodlatte's “Securing America's Future Act of 2018” (H.R. 4...