Social Security Administration Once Again Discontinues “No-Match” Letters
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it will be discontinuing the practice of sending so-called “no-match” letters to
H-1B Visa Update, April 2021
Given its importance to many employers, we have been reporting periodically on the status of the H-1B visa program. H-1B
H-1B Visa Lottery Remains in Effect for FY 2022 Registrations
Despite an effort by the outgoing Trump Administration to implement a new registration system for employers seeking so-called H-1B visas
Late Effort by Trump Administration To Make H-1B Program Changes Iced by Biden “Freeze” Memo
In the last two weeks of President Trump’s term, the outgoing administration issued several final rules impacting the H-1B visa
Federal Courts Order Full Restoration of DACA Program, Nix New H-1B Rules
Once again, federal courts have served a setback to attempts by the Trump Administration to accomplish its immigration reform agenda
USCIS Proposing To Replace H-1B Lottery With New Wage-Based Selection Process
In the latest action taken by the Trump Administration to revamp the H-1B visa program to eliminate alleged abuses, U.S.
DHS, DOL Issue “Interim Final Rules” Impacting H-1B Visa Program
As anticipated, the Trump Administration has taken several new steps to curb alleged abuse of the popular H-1B nonimmigrant visa
USCIS Temporarily Allowing Use of Form I-797 “Notice of Action” Approval as an I-9 “List C” Document in Response to Employment Authorization Card Delays
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it impractical or even impossible for some employers to comply with a number of immigration-related
USCIS Conducts Second H-1B Lottery After First Round Winners Did Not File Enough Visa Petitions To Meet Statutory Quotas
On August 14, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security made
Trump Administration Continues To Put the Clamps on Alleged Immigration System Abuse, With Continuing Focus on Popular H-1B Visas
Reform of the U.S. immigration system has been a top priority for the current Administration since President Trump took office