New Features of the USCIS FY2023 H-1B CAP Registration Process
The USCIS hosted an H-1B Electronic Registration Webinar on February 24, 2022. For H-1B Electronic Registration step-by-step guidance, please visit here. The following are some of the newly added features for the FY 2023 H-1B Electronic Registration System: Duplicate Submission Checker: Duplicate submission is prohibited in the H-1B Electronic Registration Process, which makes the registration […]
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FY2023 H-1B Registration Timeline Update
February 21, 2022: Employers may open a new account with the USCIS H-1B Electronic Registration at noon EST March 1, 2022: H-1B Electronic Registration Begins at noon EST March 18, 2022: H-1B Electronic Registration Closes at noon EST Before March 31, 2022: USCIS will notify the selected Employer the selection results April 1 – June […]
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Fear of Turning 21: “Aging Out” Your Derivative Visa Status
Many foreign nationals have brought their families to the United States in pursuit of career advancement or employment opportunities. They generally acquire a temporary nonimmigrant visa (such as F-1, J-1, L-1, or H-1B) in the United States while their spouse and/or children have a derivative visa status (such as F-2, J-2, L-2, or H-4). However, […]
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H-1B Visa Stamping
Now that you get your H-1B approval when you are inside the United States and begin working on your H-1B visa. However, you need to go back to your home country for a family emergency. But you don’t have a H-1B visa stamp on your passport. Do you need a H-1B visa stamp in order […]
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FAQ for H-1B Registration Rules
Important Timeline: Feb 24: Prospective petitioners may begin creating H-1B registrant accounts (accounts creation will remain open throughout the entire registration period). Representatives may create an account at any time. March 1: H-1B registration period opens at noon ET March 20: H-1B registration period closes at noon ET March 31: Date by which USCIS intends to notify selected […]
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Elephant in the Room: Unauthorized Employment
What is unauthorized employment? According to the USCIS Policy Manual, unauthorized employment is any labor or service performed for an employer within the U.S. by a foreign national who is not authorized to accept employment. This could include working beyond the authorized period or scope of one’s employment authorization or violating one’s visa requirements. Here […]
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H-1B Visa Alternative: O visa for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability
O-1 visa is being labeled as visas for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievements. But don’t be scared away by the “extraordinary ability” title. It is a visa that has been widely used in the field of sciences, arts, education, business or athletics. Eligibility of O-1 visas: It has to be petitioned by an U.S. […]
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Employment Authorization Renewal Issues
Being admitted to the United States does not mean that you are permitted to work legally in the country. In fact, many nonimmigrant visa holders are not permitted to work at all, such as a B-2 visitor’s visa or people entered under visa waiver programs (VWP). Other employment-based nonimmigrant visas, such as H-1B, L-1, O, […]
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Executive Order to Freeze H-1B, J-1, L-1, H-2B Visa Entry
On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning entries of certain work visa holders. The summary of the executive order is as follows: Who is affected under this June 22 Executive Order? The executive order applies to the foreign nationals who are: Currently outside of the United States Without a valid […]
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Maintaining a Public Access File for H-1B workers
Employers who sponsor H-1B Petitions are responsible for preparing the supporting documentation that forms the basis for the Labor Condition Application (LCA). The employer must make the documentation available in a public inspection file within one working day after the date of filing the LCA with the Department of Labor (DOL). Any member of the […]
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