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USCIS Will Accept FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Selections Beginning March 9, 2021 https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/uscis_data_on_application_and_petition_processing_times_feature.jpg 1000 559 Barbara Stone Barbara Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/356551734d8e44911a51c046b94c618968021eb990ef0d30bf944dc61958fa8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 8, 2021 January 10, 2022

Barbara Stone
February 8, 2021

USCIS Will Accept FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Selections Beginning March 9, 2021

USCIS has announced that the online registration for new H-1B petition filings for FY2022 will open between March 9, 2021 at 12pm EST until 12 pm EST on March 25, 2021. Beginning March 25, USCIS will randomly select registrations and send selection notifications electronically. The agency has also stated that it intends to notify all…

DHS Issues Onerous Final Rule Amending H-1B Lottery Process But Implementation May Be Challenged or Suspended https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/overcome-visa-denial.jpg 849 565 Barbara Stone Barbara Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/356551734d8e44911a51c046b94c618968021eb990ef0d30bf944dc61958fa8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 19, 2021 January 10, 2022

Barbara Stone
January 19, 2021

DHS Issues Onerous Final Rule Amending H-1B Lottery Process But Implementation May Be Challenged or Suspended

On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions,” which is scheduled to go into effect on March 9, 2021. The new regulation amends how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) conducts the H-1B cap lottery…

Federal Judge Invalidates DOL Rule that Substantially Increased Wage Levels for H-1B Employees https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hammer-620011_1920.jpg 1920 1440 Barbara Stone Barbara Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/356551734d8e44911a51c046b94c618968021eb990ef0d30bf944dc61958fa8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 3, 2020 January 10, 2022

Barbara Stone
December 3, 2020

Federal Judge Invalidates DOL Rule that Substantially Increased Wage Levels for H-1B Employees

On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a favorable decision that substantially benefits U.S. employers who employ H-1B workers. Specifically, the court’s decision in Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al. prevents the Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing its new rule…

Federal Court Blocks USCIS Fee Increase https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/supreme-court-545534_1920.jpg 1920 1440 Taiyyeba Safri Skomra Taiyyeba Safri Skomra https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ec6a7d74aa418b1d020307057eb5412fce7d240b623e94a9492a04df13b6915?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020

Taiyyeba Safri Skomra
September 30, 2020

Federal Court Blocks USCIS Fee Increase

The federal courts step in again to halt the executive branch from harming the interests of immigrants and organizations that serve them. Eight non-profit organizations[1] dedicated to serving immigrants sued to stop the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) from increasing its filing fees for immigration benefits. Today, September 29, 2020, Judge White of U.S. District…

USCIS Announces Filing Fee Increase Effective October 2, 2020 https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/uscis_data_on_application_and_petition_processing_times_feature.jpg 1000 559 SGG Immigration SGG Immigration https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b897508fe0bb1c9fc4cc7e32df2b79f1a3f6b72c4e74d90e870935faa844ad28?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020

SGG Immigration
August 19, 2020

USCIS Announces Filing Fee Increase Effective October 2, 2020

On July 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security announced that USCIS filing fees will change as of October 2, 2020. Overall, the fees will increase by a weighted average of 20% since the last increase in 2016. However, several applications and petitions will become much more expensive. Here are some of the most significant…

Immigrant Healthcare Workers & the Pandemic https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/doctor-563428_640.jpg 640 426 Lincoln Stone Lincoln Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1802a154abc7bf9e9f91b220501208a6fac960ada1fd9cb2968c0176fe1a0bad?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020

Lincoln Stone
May 8, 2020

Immigrant Healthcare Workers & the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly extraordinary, causing unimaginable numbers of deaths, disrupting the joys of daily life all around the world, and wreaking havoc with work and the sources of economic livelihood. While we wish good health for all, we send a special thank you to all the healthcare workers who are on the front…

Presidential Order Temporarily Suspending U.S. Immigration https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/overcome-visa-denial.jpg 849 565 Susan Pilcher Susan Pilcher https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3f7e49eabcac8580ae522d6b948feb99f6dc509a153706e152d434a0f4cae390?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 23, 2020 June 2, 2020

Susan Pilcher
April 23, 2020

Presidential Order Temporarily Suspending U.S. Immigration

Citing the need to preserve job opportunities for U.S. workers, President Trump signed an executive order (“EO”) banning the entry as new immigrants of certain foreign nationals for a 60-day period, effective just prior to midnight on April 23, 2020. Those who are subject to the ban will not be issued visas or admitted to…