Category: H-1B

On July 11, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum providing guidance on the adjudication of H-1B petitions for nursing positions. The memo assists USCIS officers in determining whether a nursing position meets the definition of a specialty occupation. The memo states that it supersedes any prior guidance on the subject… Read More

Immigrant innovators play an important role by bringing in revenue, creating jobs, and contributing significantly to the economy. American businesses seek these highly skilled immigrants to fill job positions, but they are often hindered by current immigration policies. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) H-1B visa programallows American businesses to employ highly skilled foreign… Read More

Many companies hire Foreign National (FN) employees, especially in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.  Many of these FNs have been sponsored by their employers to work pursuant to nonimmigrant (temporary) work visas.  Such visas often limit the amount of time the FN may remain in the United States and impose other restrictions on… Read More

As part of the Obama administration’s efforts to attract highly skilled workers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed extending the availability of employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of principal H-1B nonimmigrants. The extension would be limited to H-4 dependent spouses of principal H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking lawful permanent resident status… Read More

In another Obama administration effort to attract highly skilled workers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed updating its regulations to include nonimmigrant high-skilled specialty occupation professionals from Chile and Singapore (H-1B1) and from Australia (E-3) in the list of classes of those authorized for employment incident to status with a specific employer, to… Read More