USCIS Completes Second FY2025 H-1B Cap 65,000 Lottery
USCIS announced today that it has completed its second random selection process or lottery among H-1B cap registration applications to meet the fiscal year 2025 65,000 H-1B regular cap numerical allocation. The allocation for the 20,000 advanced degree or Master’s...
USCIS Announces Second Round of Lottery Selection for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will hold a second random selection process or lottery to fill the regular FY 2025 65,000 numerical allocation for new or cap-subject H-1B petitions. USCIS notes that it will not be...
USCIS Updates International Entrepreneur Rule Section of its Website in an Apparent Effort to Generate Interest in the Program; Announces Revised Financial Figures for IER Start-Up Entities
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated the section of its website devoted to the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). The IER applies to foreign national entrepreneurs whose stay and business venture in the United States will...
White House Issues Fact Sheet Addressing Proposed Parole-in-Place and Visa Eligibility for University and College Graduates Programs
The White House issued a Fact Sheet late last week that includes, among other immigration-related items, a subsection entitled “Announcing key progress on actions to keep families together” that confirms that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...
August 2024 Visa Bulletin Issued: Final Action EB Cut-Off Dates Will Apply; No Forward Movement in EB-1 China and India Categories; Minor Movement in India EB-2 and EB-3; No Further Retrogression or Unavailability in EB-3 Rest of the World, Mexico, and Philippines
The U.S. Department of State has released its August 2024 Visa Bulletin imposing per-country cut-off dates that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications and consular Immigrant Visa application filings and approvals....
President Biden Announces Dual Measures to Provide Relief to Undocumented Spouses and Children of U.S. Citizens and to Undocumented Graduates of U.S. Universities and Colleges
President Biden announced today the introduction of two immigration measures that will ameliorate the situation of certain foreign nationals that are in the United States but lack immigration documentation. Keeping American Families Together The first of these actions...
July 2024 Visa Bulletin Issued: Final Action EB Cut-Off Dates Will Apply; Forward Movement in EB-1 China and India Categories, all EB-2 Categories, and EB-3 India; Retrogression in EB-3 Rest of the World, Mexico, and Philippines
The U.S. Department of State has released its July 2024 Visa Bulletin imposing per-country cut-off dates that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications and consular Immigrant Visa application filings and approvals. In...
Australia: Update to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold and Superannuation Guarantee
The Australian Government has announced that the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) will be increasing from $70,000 to $73,150 from 1 July 2024. New nomination applications from this date will need to meet the new TSMIT of $73,150 or the annual...
June 2024 Visa Bulletin Issued: Final Action EB Cut-Off Dates to be Used This Month; Only Movement is Minor Forward Movement in India EB-3 Category
The U.S. Department of State has released its June 2024 Visa Bulletin imposing per-country cut-off dates that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications and consular Immigrant Visa application filings and approvals. In...
FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Statistics Released: Significant Decrease in Filings from Last Year
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released statistics for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) H-1B Cap registration process. In March, entities wishing to sponsor cap-subject individuals for H-1B status for an October 1, 2024, start date...