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USCIS Announces Electronic Pre-registration Process for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/uscis_data_on_application_and_petition_processing_times_feature.jpg 1000 559 Yeu Hong Yeu Hong https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c345c80417fd1658f2abb2173a8aac0?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019

Yeu Hong
December 17, 2019

USCIS Announces Electronic Pre-registration Process for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions

Starting with a registration period commencing March 1, 2020, employers must pre-register any cap-subject H-1B petitions they intend to file for FY 2021 (starting on October 1, 2020). USCIS announced earlier this month that all employers filing H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must use the electronic pre-registration process which…

The H-1B Program – Trends and New Developments https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Service-e1479248211302.jpg 3423 2743 Kathleen Grzegorek Kathleen Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7700b77752b8bc2ebbec4d0b9e4bfe3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 25, 2019 June 4, 2019

Kathleen Grzegorek
April 25, 2019

The H-1B Program – Trends and New Developments

A key component of the “Buy American, Hire American” Executive Order signed by President Trump two years ago was to create more transparency in employment based visa programs, particularly the H-1B nonimmigrant visa category. To this end, USCIS created a public website, known as the H-1B Employer Data Hub, to provide information to the public…

EB-1 Backlog Continues for Fiscal Year 2019 https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/overcome-visa-denial.jpg 849 565 Candice Garrett Candice Garrett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/acf8078dcd8b18f974ffa92ccca6d8ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 25, 2019 June 4, 2019

Candice Garrett
April 25, 2019

EB-1 Backlog Continues for Fiscal Year 2019

The EB-1 visa backlog remains unprecedented in scope. Note, this category includes EB-1A, Extraordinary Ability; EB-1B, Outstanding Professors and Researchers; and, EB-1C, Intracompany Transferees serving in a managerial or executive capacity. The backlogs are particularly acute for those born in India and China. During a recent meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Charles…

Litigating H-1B denials in the “Buy American and Hire American” era https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/introduction-of-the-RAISE-act.jpg 900 515 Amy Lenhert Amy Lenhert https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1197c6ec0a5eb3eed80e2b4382e662a?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 10, 2019 June 4, 2019

Amy Lenhert
April 10, 2019

Litigating H-1B denials in the “Buy American and Hire American” era

In April 2017, President Trump issued an immigration-related executive order that has garnered significantly less attention than the “Travel Ban” order directed at restricting immigration from majority Muslim countries. However, the “Buy American and Hire American” executive order (also called “BAHA”) has notably impacted the legal immigration system. The stated objective of the BAHA order…

H-1B News: USCIS Implements Electronic Registration and Changes Lottery Order https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Service-e1479248211302.jpg 3423 2743 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04e1b23b6e5b9057556a3c6cabe3c843?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 27, 2019 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
February 27, 2019

H-1B News: USCIS Implements Electronic Registration and Changes Lottery Order

Effective April 1, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Service (USCIS) published a Final Rule changing the manner in which the H-1B lottery is administered. Notably, the Final Rule introduces an electronic H-1B registration process and reverses the order in which advanced degree exemption petitions are selected. Change in H-1B Lottery Administration Currently, U.S. employers must…

SGG Client Earns National Recognition – And a Green Card https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/overcome-visa-denial.jpg 849 565 Susan Pilcher Susan Pilcher https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/62340b5890c7eb34bffd662d7ed4f518?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 18, 2018 June 4, 2019

Susan Pilcher
December 18, 2018

SGG Client Earns National Recognition – And a Green Card

SGG was privileged in 2018 to have assisted Salvadoran poet Javier Zamora with securing permanent U.S. residence after having migrated to this country illegally, alone, at the age of 9. Mr. Zamora’s poetry has earned sustained national acclaim for its moving exploration of his experiences escaping the violent aftermath of El Salvador’s civil war, reuniting…

USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students and Exchange Visitors https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/uscis_data_on_application_and_petition_processing_times_feature.jpg 1000 559 Kathleen Grzegorek Kathleen Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7700b77752b8bc2ebbec4d0b9e4bfe3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 14, 2018 June 4, 2019

Kathleen Grzegorek
December 14, 2018

USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students and Exchange Visitors

On August 9, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final policy memorandum revising the rules for calculating unlawful presence for those in student F (student), J (exchange visitor), and M (vocational student) nonimmigrant status and their dependents while in the United States. Most non-immigrant visa holders are admitted until a certain date,…