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Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-1B Final Rule (Advance Copy)
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 02/02/2024 "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to implement the proposed beneficiary centric selection process for H-1B registrations...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
USCIS to Launch Organizational Accounts, Enabling Online Collaboration and Submission of H-1B Registrations
USCIS, Jan. 12, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the upcoming launch of a package of customer experience improvements for H-1B cap season. The measures are expected to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOS to Process Domestic Visa Renewals in Limited Pilot Program for Certain H-1B Applicants
State Department, Dec. 21, 2023 "For the first time in nearly two decades, the Department of State will process domestic visa renewals for certain H-1B visa applicants as part of a pilot program . Beginning the week of January 29, 2024, the Department...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Stateside H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Program
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 12/21/2023 "The Department of State (the “Department”) is announcing a pilot program to resume domestic visa renewal for qualified H-1B nonimmigrant visa applicants...
Daniel M. Kowalski
6 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Cyrus Mehta: The Pros and Cons of the Proposed H-1B Rule
Cyrus Mehta, Oct. 23, 2023 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to amend its H-1B regulations “governing H–1B specialty occupation workers to modernize and improve the efficiency of the H–1B program, add benefits and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
6 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-1B Proposed Rule (Advance Copy)
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 10/23/2023 "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing H-1B specialty occupation workers to modernize and improve the efficiency...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Advance Copy of Proposed Rule: Enhancing Opportunities for H-1B1, CW-1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and EB-1 Immigrants
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to update the regulations to include nonimmigrant high-skilled specialty occupation professionals from Chile and Singapore (H-1B1) and from Australia (E-3) in the list of classes of aliens authorized...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Advance Copy of USCIS Final Rule: Enhancing Opportunities for H-1B1, CW-1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and EB-1 Immigrants
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 01/15/2016 - "In this final rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is revising its regulations affecting: highly skilled workers in the nonimmigrant classifications for...
Daniel M. Kowalski
9 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Cancel the Caps!
Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, July 31, 2023 "On July 27, 2023, USCIS announced that it will conduct a second round of selections for the FY 2024 H-1B lottery. An alert posted on the USCIS website stated that “We recently determined that we would...
Daniel M. Kowalski
9 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted FY 2024 H-1B Cap Registrations
USCIS, July 27, 2023 "In March 2023, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Only...
Daniel M. Kowalski
9 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Canada Begins New Program for Holders of U.S. H-1B Visas
David Isaacson, July 18, 2023 "In a previous blog post , I described a new Canadian program for holders of H-1B visas, and flagged the issue that the initial announcement of the program and backgrounder issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...
Daniel M. Kowalski
10 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Canada's New Visa Program: What Does It Mean For H-1Bs?
David Isaacson, June 29, 2023 "In a news release on June 27 issued following remarks at the Collision 2023 conference , Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, announced several new measures as part of “Canada’s...
Daniel M. Kowalski
10 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
America is Losing on Business Immigration
Angelo A. Paparelli, June 28, 2023 "I came to this [position as U.S. Secretary of State] with two very basic propositions, and I’ve seen those propositions, I think, validated by the experience we’ve had over the last three years. One...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Pathways for Terminated H-1B Workers Who Want to Become Entrepreneurs
Cyrus D. Mehta, Jessica Paszko, Mar. 18, 2023 "The list of options for an H-1B beneficiary who has been laid off is often narrow. At the top of the list sits the most obvious option: find another employer who will sponsor you for an H-1B. Although...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Experts: Relief for Laid-Off H-1Bs May Take Time
Shilpa Phadnis, TNN, Mar. 16, 2023 "Amid mass layoffs in the US, the presidential advisory panel has recommended extending the grace period for laid-off H1B workers from 60 to 180 days that could come as a reprieve for many affected employees....
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Tech Layoffs Will Hurt Nonimmigrant Workers the Most, Especially Indian Born, but the Biden Administration Can Provide Relief
Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Nov. 23, 2022 "In recent weeks, news of layoffs at the likes of Twitter, Meta, and Amazon have contributed to broader fears that the United States is entering a recession. In last week’s blog , we provided suggestions...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
$9.9M Settlement in B-1 vs. H-1B Visa Dispute
U.S. Attorney's Office, S. Carolina, April 10, 2023 "L&T Technology Services, LTD (“LTTS”), a company based in India, with U.S. offices in Edison New Jersey, has agreed to pay $9,928,000 to resolve allegations that between 2014 and 2019...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Alert: H-1B Registration Process (Mar. 17, 2023)
USCIS - "On Thursday, March 16, 2023, some users were not able to complete the H-1B registration process. USCIS has corrected this technical issue and will now accept registrations until 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday, March 20, 2023. Please note that...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOS to Restore Some Stateside Visa Renewals!
Andrew Kreighbaum, Bloomberg Law, Feb. 9, 2023 "The State Department will launch a pilot program later this year offering visa renewal options in the US for H-1B specialty occupation workers and other temporary visa holders who are currently required...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Elon, Twitter, H-1Bs and Layoffs
Here are three articles you'll want to read on this topic. Oh, and Fun Fact: "Musk, who recently acquired Twitter, came to America as an international student and later obtained an H-1B visa so he could work in the United States." - Twitter...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
DOL Fails to Side with H-1B Worker who Claimed Back Wages Against Employers After Being Terminated
Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*, Oct. 26, 2022 "H-1B workers can file complaints against employers to the Department of Labor if they are not paid the promised wage. Ankit Jain is one such worker who filed complaints against two of his employers...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Yet Another H-1B Hurdle
Cyrus D. Mehta and Jessica Paszko, May 17, 2022 "The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 214(g)(4) limits the amount of time that H-1B nonimmigrant workers may extend their H-1B status to six years. Under certain situations, however, H-1B status...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: H-1B Reform Is A "Political Conundrum" For Biden
Rikha Sharma Rani, Politico, Dec. 19, 2021 "[R]eform is going to prove tricky for a president who campaigned as a champion for both workers and immigrants. Because while many pro-labor groups say the program lines the pockets of the likes of Google...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Stuart Anderson on H-1B Denial Rates, Then and Now
Stuart Anderson, Forbes, Aug. 30, 2021 "High denial rates for H-1B petitions, which are used to employ foreign-born scientists and engineers, exploded the myth that Donald Trump supported legal immigration. Judges found the Trump administration...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: DHS' Defense of Trump H-1B Rule May Generate Litigation (Law360)
Jennifer Doherty, Law360, Aug. 2, 2021 "DHS' recent defense of another Trump administration rule, modifying the H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers to prioritize applicants with more lucrative job offers in the U.S., also caught [Cornell...
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