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Registration for H-1B cap petitions for fiscal year 2025 opened today. Key Points: H-1B registration opened at noon EST on March 6 and will run through noon EDT on March 22. During this time, petitioners for H-1B beneficiaries can use their U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS provided additional guidance Monday on a new H-1B registration passport/travel document requirement. Key Points: Under procedures included in a final rule that took effect Monday, March 4, USCIS will require registrants to provide valid passport or travel document information for each beneficiary. The passport or travel document provided must
The Ministry of Manpower announced that, as of March 1, work pass holders are no longer required to have COVID-19 vaccinations. Key Points: Prior to March 1, work passes were only issued after COVID-19 vaccination records were verified and updated with the National Immunisation Registry.
The minimum qualifying salary for Employment Pass applicants will be raised on Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Ministry of Manpower. Key Points: New EP applicants will have to earn a minimum of 5,600 Singaporean dollars (about US$4,170) a month, up from the current minimum
H-1B denial rates in fiscal year 2023 increased slightly from FY 2022, according to a National Foundation for American Policy analysis of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data. Despite the increase, H-1B denial rates for FY 2023 still remain substantially lower than during the Trump administration when they peaked in FY
Canada has reimposed visa requirements for some Mexican nationals. Key Points: Under a change that took effect Thursday, Feb. 29, Mexican nationals traveling to Canada must obtain a visa unless they are traveling by air and: Hold a valid U.S. nonimmigrant visa. Have held a Canadian visa in the past
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is gearing up for H-1B cap season, with new organizational accounts launched today and the H-1B registration window opening next week. Key Points: Today, USCIS launched myUSCIS organizational accounts designed to allow multiple people within organizations and their legal representatives to collaborate on and prepare
The Department of Labor and Employment National Capital Region has announced that Alien Employment Permit transactions are suspended through Feb. 29. Key Points: All transactions, including the filing of AEPs and release of printed AEP cards, are included in the suspension. Processing of the establishment registration for purposes of filing AEPs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday that certain Ukrainians and their immediate family members can apply for re-parole to extend their stay in the United States. Key Points: Eligible Ukrainians can apply for a new period of parole (“re-parole”) for up to two years.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has confirmed that the local qualifying salary will be raised to Singaporean $1,600 (about US$1,190), effective July 1. Key Points: During the Budget 2024 speech presented to parliament on Feb. 16, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong
As previously announced, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will increase premium processing fees on Feb. 26. Under a rule published in December 2023, fees will increase as follows: Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: Premium processing fees for all Form I-129 requests for classifications
The State Department’s H-1B domestic visa renewal pilot program’s final application slots open Feb. 26 for qualifying applicants. Key Points: The pilot program launched Jan. 29 and is open to a total of 20,000 H-1B visa holders whose previous H-1B visas were issued within certain
Featuring Emily M. Dickens, Chief of Staff and Head of Public Affairs, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Certain Ukrainian citizens in the United States are now eligible to apply for re-parole. H-1B denial rates rose slightly in 2023. And the Society for
President Biden moves to allow certain Palestinians to stay in the U.S. Premium processing fees are about to go up. And why national interest waivers are increasingly common in the green card process. Get this news and more in the new episode of BAL’s