Hello HR heroes, legal leaders, and hiring maestros! In this March 2024 newsletter, I share updates about: Employers’ H-1B cap Organizational Accounts Update Form I-9 re-verification for those on CPT, OPT and STEM entered in the H-1B cap lottery Speaking on NPR...
Hello HR heroes, legal leaders, and hiring maestros! In this February 2024 newsletter, I share updates about: Overhaul of the H-1B registration and lottery process Updates about Employers New Organizational Accounts to participate in the H-1B cap lottery H-1B and...
In this January 2024 newsletter, I share updates about: Stateside Visa Stamp Renewal for H-1Bs H-1B Modernization Rule and Premium Processing Fee Increase 👉 Watch the short video below for an overview of these topics https://youtu.be/_LLHmp20jkg or read more below:...
Fact pattern: Our top candidate is on H-1B status and his prior job was terminated. He is on his 60-day grace period and anxious to start working for us.  How does the H-1B 60-day grace period work?  What do we need to know to hire this candidate? Here are some...
When an employer timely files a petition for an employee in H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, E-3 or TN status to extend his/her employment in the same status, the employee may continue to work for the same employer for an additional 240 days beyond the expiration of their...
Considering the limitations of the H-1B visa, we encourage our clients to consider alternative work visas. One of the most interesting of these is the O-1 visa. What's so great about the O-1 visa? Here is an excerpt from the “O-1 Visa for Individuals with...
To answer all of the questions we’ve been receiving, we’re sharing our H-1B flowchart to give you a simple overview of a complex process. You’ll find it below, but before we get to that, let’s tell you what we know -- or at least what we’re pretty sure of: Will there...
To start to give you some peace of mind and make this process go as smoothly as possible for you, we have created an initial checklist of documents and information that employers and employees should be gathering now. Download the checklist.