The registration period for the Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B cap is set to close at noon Eastern Time on March 22, 2024. During this window, prospective petitioners and their legal representatives are required to utilize a USCIS online account to electronically register each beneficiary for the selection process and submit the associated registration fee. Additionally, USCIS has made Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for H-1B petitions, and Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, accessible in online accounts. Starting April 1, USCIS will commence accepting online filings for H-1B cap petitions. Stay tuned for updates regarding the availability of online filing for non-cap H-1B petitions.
Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Address Green Card Backlogs in EB-5 Program
Bipartisan Bills Aim to Eliminate Per-Country Caps on Green Cards, Addressing Immigration Backlogs Two bipartisan bills, the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act and the Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security (IVES) Act, seek to eliminate per-country caps on employment-based U.S. green cards and increase the per-country cap for family-based green cards.…