Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 1 Feb 2024
The USCIS announced its final rule pertaining to the H-1B visa category The final rule alters the selection process, implements measures to…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 31 Jan 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced that new filing fees will go into effect on April 1, 2024 The Department of…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 19 Jan 2024
The USCIS has announced its intentions to launch online organizational accounts Account holders will be able to file H-1B petitions, including…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 12 Jan 2024
In November, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a dispute settlement with Apple Inc., resolving allegations that Apple illegally…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 12 Jan 2024
The New Year kicks off with an old problem: extreme backlogs burrowed in the U.S. immigration system. The number of immigration court cases pending…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2024
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced late last year the release of more than 64,000 supplemental H-2B visas for fiscal year 2024 in an…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2024
The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor published a temporary final rule making available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2024
The U.S. Department of State’s Visa Revalidation Pilot program for qualified H-1B nonimmigrant visas will begin Jan. 29, 2024. Each week, the State…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2024
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Dec. 13 it had received a sufficient quantity of H-1B visa petitions to meet the…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 10 Jan 2024
On December 27, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule to increase premium processing fees, effective Feb. 26…