H-1B

Immigration Update: H-1B Fee Increase Survives Disctrict Court Review and USCIS Issues Final Rule on H-1B Registration Selections
December 30, 2025
On December 22, 2025, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that President Trump did not exceed his executive authority by imposing a $100,000 filing fee requirement on new H-1B workers hired from outside the U.S.
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Trump's Presidential Proclamation Manifests Uncertainty and Angst for H-1B Employers and Beneficiaries
September 30, 2025
Just over a week has passed since President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation regarding the popular H-1B visa that sent H-1B visa holders and the employers that rely on them into a panic. This update is intended to summarily address the current status of the Proclamation’s impact.
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H-1B Registration Season is Now Open
March 9, 2025
The registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B lottery to allocate the limited number of coveted H-1B specialty occupation visas available each fiscal year (i.e., the Cap) opened at Noon on Friday, March 7th.
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FY 2026 H-1B Registration Will Open March 7
February 11, 2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has officially released the dates for the H-1B Visa lottery for fiscal year 2026.
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Changes to H-1B Program Now In Effect
January 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new regulation to modernize and improve the H 1B program. The new regulation took effect on January 17, 2025.
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How Recent Updates and Trump 2.0 Affect the H-1B Visa Process
January 21, 2025
Deadlines for the H-1B Visa registration process will be here before you know it, and with Donald Trump taking office earlier this week, there is a lot of uncertainty about what changes might be enacted and impact immigration policies.
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Second H-1B Lottery for FY 2025 Complete
August 11, 2024
USCIS announced that it has completed the second lottery and now has selected a sufficient number of registrations.
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USCIS Gives Registered H-1B Petitioners Another Bite at the Apple
August 4, 2024
USCIS says that “soon” it will conduct a second lottery from previously submitted electronic registrations.
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Employers Should Prepare Now for Upcoming H-1B Filing Deadline H1B FY 2025 Update
February 13, 2024
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa is reserved for professionals in a specialty occupation, defined as those positions which require theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor.
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H-1B Season Begins with Positive Developments for Employers and Candidates
February 7, 2024
The fiscal year 2025 H-1B lottery registration process opens on March 6, 2024, and will remain open through March 22, 2024.
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Second H-1B Visa Lottery to Take Place
July 31, 2023
USCIS recently determined that it would need to select additional registrations to reach the H-1B cap and will soon select additional registrations from previously submitted electronic registrations using a random selection process.
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Shortage of Physical Therapists and Nurses Allows for Short-Cut to Permanent Residency
April 17, 2023
Employers in the healthcare industry may have a leg up when tapping foreign workers for employment via EB-2 employment-based permanent residency (i.e. “green card”).
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