A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule will tighten H-1B eligibility and impose new obligations on H-1B employers.
Business Immigration
New DOL Rule Significantly Increases PERM and H-1B Wages
A new Department of Labor (DOL) rule will increase wages for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 cases as well as the PERM labor certification program.
H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act
On January 20, 2017, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced their H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act. Currently, the Trump administration is circulating a draft executive order targeting employment-based immigration. As the draft order mostly...
Executive Order on Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker Visa Programs
During President Trump's first two weeks in office, he signed numerous executive orders, including several controversial immigration-related orders. More changes are potentially on the way, as the administration is now circulating drafts of several more...
Finally, EADs for H-4s
The USCIS announced today that on May 26, 2015, it will begin accepting applications for employment authorization documents (EAD) from certain H-4 spouses. This regulation amendment will apply to spouses of H-1B workers (1) whose I-140 immigrant petitions have been...