Dec 12, 2023 · DACA recipients who obtain an H-1B visa could eventually adjust to lawful permanent resident (LPR or green card) status. The H-1B visa is a dual intent visa, allowing immigrants to be eligible for lawful permanent resident status after they reach their maximum six-year period of stay under the visa. While on a valid H-1B visa, the employer may ...

Dec 1, 2020 · The Trump administration has issued a number of rules designed to restrict the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program for high-skilled “specialty occupations.” On October 6, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced two interim final rules which would, among other restrictions, significantly raise minimum wage requirements and limit eligibility for ...

Dec 20, 2024 · On December 17, the Biden administration announced two final rules on the H-1B and H-2 visa programs. On the one hand, the H-1B visa allows U.S. employers to hire noncitizen workers for specialty occupations requiring a bachelor’s degree in various fields. The most relevant change of the H-1B rule is that it narrowed the definition of ...

Apr 5, 2024 · Numerical limit: Congress set the H-1B visa cap at 65,000 per year in 1990, plus an additional 20,000 visas for people with an advanced degree exemption (approved by Congress in 2004 and thus making the 85,000 the effective annual cap). However, H-1B workers petitioned by higher education institutions, nonprofit research organizations, or ...

Dec 6, 2024 · H-1B Cap Reached for FY 2025. On December 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that employers had filed enough petitions to reach the agency’s H-1B visa cap for fiscal year (FY) 2025, including a ceiling of 65,000 regular visas and an additional 20,000 visas for people who meet an advanced degree exemption.

Jul 22, 2022 · The bill would phase out the 7% per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas and raise the 7% per-country limit on family-sponsored visas to 15%. The bill also includes provisions to reform and modernize the H-1B visa program and provides flexibility for those already in the U.S. but stuck in the green card backlog.

Nov 1, 2020 · Today, most visa categories to the U.S. are capped. For example, there are 65,000 H-1B visas in the “regular cap” available each fiscal year for those who want to temporarily enter the U.S. to work in a specialty occupation. The current U.S immigration system, which emphasizes visas for family and employment categories, is fairly new.

Mar 8, 2024 · On March 6, the much anticipated yearly H-1B visa registration process began at noon eastern time, with a first round scheduled to end at noon eastern on Friday, March 22. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the benefit-granting arm of the U.S. immigration system, hopes this year to curtail the number of fraudulent and duplicate ...

Dec 1, 2023 · Easier H-1B Visa Renewals Coming to the U.S. as Soon as January Through Pilot Program On November 28, Bloomberg Law reported that the Biden administration will allow around 20,000 H-1B holders to partake in a stateside visa renewal pilot starting as soon as January, so they no longer have to risk long wait times outside the U.S. that disrupt ...

Apr 30, 2024 · However, most do not have a guaranteed path to stay in the U.S. after graduation. If they wish to remain in the United States to work, they have a handful of alternatives, including obtaining Optional Practical Training , petitioning for an H-1B nonimmigrant visa, or applying for a green card, along with other limited options.