USCIS Will Increase Filing Fees as of October 2, 2020

On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced it will increase filing fees effective October 2, 2020. The fee increases will impact U.S. employers that hire foreign national workers by adding to the cost of sponsoring employment. The increases most applicable

Trump Administration Amends Presidential Proclamation That Temporarily Suspends New H-1B, H2B, J-1, and L-1 Visa and Travel from Abroad

On June 29, 2020, the Trump administration issued an amendment to Section 3(a)(ii) of Proclamation 10052 (“Proclamation”) to suspend and limit foreign nationals attempting to enter the United States in H-1B/H-2B/H-4, L-1/L-2, or J-1/J-2 employment-based nonimmigrant

Immigration AlertOur colleagues in Epstein Becker Green’s Immigration Law Group recently published a special client alert: “USCIS Announces That the Congressionally Mandated H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2017 Has Been Reached.

Following is an excerpt:

On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it had reached the Congressionally mandated

USCIS Announces That Current Form I-9 Remains in Effect Until Further Notice

Our colleagues in Epstein Becker Green’s Immigration Law Group recently published a special client alert: “USCIS Announces That Current Form I-9 Remains in Effect Until Further Notice.”

Following is an excerpt:

On March 31, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that employers should continue using the current version of Form

Immigration Law GroupOur colleagues in Epstein Becker Green’s Immigration Law Group recently published a special client alert: “DHS Releases New F-1 STEM OPT Regulations.”

Following is an excerpt:

On March 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued its long-awaited final rule (the “2016 Rule”) allowing F-1 graduates to extend their Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) period

For the benefit of our readers, we have excerpted two issues from our April 2013 Immigration Alert of relevance for employers in the financial services industry:

USCIS Reports That H-1B Cap Is Reached in First Week

On April 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it had received sufficient H-1B petitions to