STEM Employers Helped by Immigration Policy Changes

Ongoing demand for STEM talent, particularly for technology…


H-1B registration

USCIS Announces H-1B Registration Period Opens on March 1, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced…


Proposed New Startup Visa from Competition Bill

The America COMPETES Act of 2022, led by the U.S. House of…


Additional H-2B Visas Available for the First Half of Fiscal Year

An additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker…


State Department Increases Hiring to Confront Visa Backlogs

Hiring dozens of foreign service officers is underway by…


USCIS Updates Guidance on Expedite Requests

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated…


DHS Expands Fields of Study for STEM OPT Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added twenty-two…


USCIS Emphasizes Benefits of Interfiling for EB-3 to EB-2 Processing

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) emphasized…


National Interest Waiver Guidance Updated

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced…


USCIS Releases Additional Guidance on O-1 Visa Classification Evidence

On January 21, 2022, US Citizenship and Immigration…