Tag: nonimmigrant
Registration for H1Bs Announced FY2021
USCIS announced today that it has completed testing for the registration process for the next H-1B lottery. Employers who wish to file for an H1B cap subject petition for FY2021 will need to first electronically register and pay $10 registration fee. The registration process will require basic information about the employer and each beneficiary. Step 1 :Employers select applicants. Employers interested in sponsoring H1B for individuals they intend to hire, will need to first electronically register the individuals with USCIS from March 1st through March 20th. The registration process is not currently open. The announced dates are subject to change ... Read more
WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR SPOUSES OF H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS
In the face of Congressional inaction on immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule change which may grant certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants work authorization. Currently, H4 nonimmigrant spouses are not allowed to work or must find their own work-authorized nonimmigrant status. The current proposed rules, however, differ from past proposals in that work authorization for H4 spouses is extended only where the principal H1B holder has obtained the following: 1. An approved Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (form I-140); 2. A PERM labor certification that has been on file for 365 days, or ... Read more