USCIS and CBP Extend Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants
USCIS announced on April 29th that a pilot program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants arriving at the Blaine Port of Entry would be extended. The program allows the L-1
Read More »President Trump Issues Memo to Combat Nonimmigrant Visa Overstays
On Monday, April 22, President Donald Trump issued a final policy memorandum to address visa overstays. The memo outlines the Administration’s commitment to border
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Options if You Don’t Make the H-1B Lottery
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to EIG attorney Krystal Kirst about the alternative options for those who did not make this year’s H-1B lottery.
Read More »Fee Increases Forthcoming for the Student Visa Programs
A proposed rule, issued in July of 2018 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to increase international student visa fees
Read More »Biometric Entry-Exit Rule Moves to OMB
On Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received an interim-final rule that would allow Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to broadly implement a system to
Read More »Some U.S. Border Agents Refusing to Process Extensions for Canadians Employed in the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security Border Agents at some U.S. Ports of Entry along the Canadian border have begun directing Canadians seeking L-1 Visa renewals to instead
Read More »Erickson in the News: ‘They don’t like Canadians’: New border obstacle for high-skilled workers
Melia Russell | April 12, 2019 Some U.S. border agents have quietly begun refusing to process work visas for Canadians already working in the country, a change that is
Read More »USCIS Announces Completion of H-1B Cap Random Selection Process & Reaches Advanced Degree Exemption Cap
Update: At 6:10 pm EST on April 11, 2019, the USCIS announced that they have completed the H-1B Cap random selection process and have also determined that it has received a
Read More »U.S. Economic Reliance on H-1B Visa Program
The United States accounts for approximately 26% of the global volume of science and engineering research. Given the current record low unemployment rate below 4% in the US,
Read More »USCIS Releases Data Regarding U.S. Employers Petitioning for H-1B Visas Since Fiscal Year 2009
USCIS launched the “H-1B Employer Data Hub” on April 1, 2019, which allows the public to search and view data on the H-1B program, including which U.S. employers are
Read More »USCIS Announces H-1B FY2020 Cap Met
Update: At 5:37 pm EST, the USCIS announced that they have received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B
Read More »Erickson in the News: Changes to H-1B visa lottery create ‘stress’ for tech companies and employees
Paayal Zaveri | Aditi Roy Vraj Parikh started coding when he was 8 years old. He’s been coding ever since, with his passion for computer programming bringing him to the
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