US Department of Labor (DOL) published new guidance on LCA filings by end clients on Jan 15th, 2021. It also modified the salaries, benefits requirements that have to followed by end clients to be compliant. We will review the background and all those changes in this article and assess the impact, effective date. Background – DHS H1B Final Rule Employer …
DHS Final Rule – End Clients need to file H1B Petitions. Impact?
As many of you know DHS published an interim final rule to strengthen H1B Program that changed the definition of specialty occupation, gave 1-year approvals, and others. It was cancelled by court order. Today, DHS is taking a small part of the same rule and publishing the final rule. In this article, we will look at those details, including background, …
H1B Wage Levels Changes Final Rule by DOL – New Revisions
US Department of Labor(DOL) published H1B, PERM Wage Levels Changes regulation as interim final rule on October 8th, 2020 and later it was cancelled by courts as they did not follow proper notice and comment period. DOL had to revert back the FLCDataCenter published wage levels and do many other things to comply with court order. On Jan 12th, 2020, …
H1B Lottery will be Wage Level (Salary) based – Final Rule, FAQs
DHS published a proposed rule to change how the H1B Visa Lottery process would work during the H1B Registration Process on Nov 2, 2020. They gave 30 days comment period for the rule and today they have published the final rule on the same. In this article, we will review the final rule details, changes, DHS feedback to comments, FAQs …
I-94 Extension at US, Canada Border – Peace Arch – 2 Experiences
As many of you know, US non-immigrant visa holders usually get shorter I-94 duration at US Port of entry process by CBP officer, if their passport is expiring before the I-797 approval notice validity. There are many ways to update the I-94, but one that works most of the time is crossing the border. Recently, couple of our users anonymous and …
2020 in Review – Changes to H1B, H4, F1, GC, Travel Ban, Lawsuits
Year 2020 has been a difficult year for many. It is no different in context of US immigration. Many families were separated due to travel ban, many could not arrive in US and pursue their dream to study on F1 visa or work in US on H1B visa, many lost their jobs due to H4 EAD delays…many more unfortunate things …
Fall 2020 Midnight Regulatory Agenda – H1B, H4 EAD, F1, GC, B1
Unified Agenda or Regulatory Agenda is the list of items that US Federal Govt. publishes twice a year to outline their plans in the next months. These are nothing but prioritized list of the current administration planned actions. Fall 2020 is the last regulatory agenda for the outgoing Trump Administration as Biden will be the new President from Jan 20, …
H1B Visa 2022 – Lottery, Registration, Predictions, News, FAQs
Many of you, who plan to work in the US in 2021 on H1B visa or who were not lucky in H1B Visa 2021 season, would be wondering on the timelines and approach for next H1B season. In this article, we will cover all the aspects of H1B visa fiscal year 2022 season like lottery dates, registration process, fees, new …
DOL Cancels H1B, PERM Wage Levels Change Rule, Guidance
US Department of Labor (DOL) made an announcement late yesterday, Dec 3rd, 2020, stating that they are cancelling the H1B Wage Levels increase Interim Final Rule that was published by them on Oct 8, 2020. They are doing this to comply as per the recent Court Orders, where they lost the case. They gave guidance on how they plan to …
HR1044 + S386 Bill Passed in Senate – FULL Summary, H1B Changes, Next Steps?
H.R. 1044 Bill was passed in Senate on December 2, 2020. It included all the amendments that were proposed in the past in S.386 Bill. It was passed in Senate using unanimous consent without any objections. It was sent to House later and the Bill did not make it as there were disagreements on the amendments. You can read the …
