H-1B News
Challenging RFEs, NOIDs and Denials

H-1B News helps to keep you up-to-date with the changes being made to the H-1B visa program by the current administration.

For more information on how to get an H-1B visa, see our H-1B Visa Guide.

The Department of State has announced a pilot program to resume domestic visa renewals for qualified H-1B nonimmigrant visa applicants who meet certain requirements. The pilot program will accept applications from January 29, 2024, through April 1, 2024, or when all application slots are filled, whichever comes first.

H-1B Visa News is divided into the following topics:

• H-1B News – Articles
• H-1B News – Government Resources
• H-1B News – Fighting Back Against RFEs and Denials
• H-1B News – Lawsuits

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H-1B NEWS – ARTICLES

• Pilot Program to Resume Renewal of H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas in the United States for Certain Qualified Noncitizens (12-20-23)
• H-1B Worker Domestic Visa Renewal Pilot to Start in January (11-29-23)
• State Department Plans Pilot for Domestic Visa Renewal (2-9-23)
• Trump H-1B Visa Policies Bad For U.S. And USCIS (4-13-22)
• Biden Postpones Implementation of Rule to End H-1B Visa Lottery (1-20-21)
• DHS Publishes Final Rule to End H-1B Visa Lottery (1-08-21)
• Trump’s H-1B Visa Order To Cost US Firms $100 Billion: Report (10-23-20)
• Economic Research Exposes Flaws In DOL H-1B Visa Rule (10-22-20)
• Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers (10-06-20)
• DHS/DOL Press Release Re: Changes to H-1B Program (10-06-20)
• USCIS reopens H-1B lottery as petitions for FY21 decline due to COVID-19 (8-14-20)
• Trump Expected To Suspend H-1B, Other Visas Until End Of Year (6-20-20)
• ITServe Settlement Overturns 10 Years Of H-1B Visa Policies (5-22-20)
• They Lost Their Jobs. Now They May Have to Leave the U.S. (5-13-20)
• GOP Senators Want to Halt H-1B Immigration for 60 Days (5-07-20)
• USCIS Disputes Improperly Denying 900 H-1B Visa Registrations (4-13-20)
• Judges Slap Down USCIS Again On H-1B Visas (4-08-20)
• USCIS Mistakenly Denied Over 100 H-1B Visa Registrations (4-02-20)
• Trump has built a wall of bureaucracy to keep out the very immigrants he says he wants (12-02-19)
• Fighting Fake News on H-1B Reform (10-02-19)
• H-1B Software Engineer Pay at Google, Apple, Microsoft (10-01-19)
• The Impact of Trump’s H-1B Visa Crackdown in 5 Charts (6-27-19)
• US elections to decide fate of bill seeking better terms for H-1B visa holders (10-31-18)
• Key Questions Around Trump’s Recent H-1B Visa Executive Order (4-27-17)
• Trump to Order Wholesale H-1B Reform (4-18-17)
• Senator Calls on USCIS to Curb H-1B Abuses (3-29-17)
• Fears Arise that Trump has Dropped Ball on H-1B Reform (3-10-17)
• US Suspends Fast-Track H-1B Processing (3-06-17)
• H-1B Reform Bill Unites Political Opposites (3-03-17)
• Exemptions from the H-1B Visa Cap
• H-1B Examination: Test Your Immigration IQ

H-1B NEWS – GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

• Government Extends Initial Registration Period for FY 2025 H-1B Cap (3-21-24)
• Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and Program Integrity (2-2-24)
• USCIS to Launch Organizational Accounts, Enabling Online Collaboration and Submission of H-1B Registrations (1-12-24)
• FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 (1-27-23)
• USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap (8-23-22)
• USCIS Transfers Certain H-1B Petitions to the California Service Center (6-16-22)
• H-1B Specialty Occupations – USCIS (4-13-22)
• Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses – USCIS (November 12, 2021)
• H-1B Cap Season Starts on March 9, 2021
• Labor Dept. Issues Revised Rule Increasing H-1B and PERM Wage Minimums (January 2021)
• USCIS Modifies H-1B Selection Process to Prioritize Wages (1-07-21)
• Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary & Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the US – DOL (10-08-20)
• Proposed H-1B Regulations – DHS (10-08-20)
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES INTERIM FINAL RULE TO PROTECT WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS (10-06-20)
• FY 2021 H-1B Cap Petitions May Be Filed as of April 1 (4-01-20)
• USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Fiscal Year 2021 Cap Season (12-06-19)
• H-1B Debarred/Disqualified List of Employers (US Department of Labor)
• LCAs Must Be Filed Under the New FLAG System Starting October 1, 2019 (DOL)
• H-1B Statistics: 2014-19 (USCIS)
• DHS Proposes Minimal Registration Fee for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions (9-04-19)
• USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019
• H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cap Season
• USCIS Completes H-1B Lotteries: 200,000+ H-1B Petitions Received (4-11-19)
• USCIS Reaches 65,000 H-1B Cap for FY 2020 (4-05-19)
• USCIS Announces FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season Start, Updates, and Changes (3-19-19)
• New H-1B Regulation (1-31-19)
• DHS Announces Final Rule for a More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program (1-30-19)
• Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Cap-Subject Aliens – Proposed Regulation (12-03-18)
• DHS Proposes Merit-Based Rule for More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program (11-30-18)
• H-1B Petitions by Gender and Country of Birth – FY 2018 (USCIS)
• USCIS Letter to Senator Grassley re: H-1B, H-2B and L-1B Restrictions (4-04-18)
• Approved H-1B Petitions (Number, Salary, and Degree/Diploma) by Employer Fiscal Year 2017 (USCIS)
• Policy Memo On Contracts and Itineraries Requirements for H-1B Petitions Involving 3rd Party Worksites (USCIS) (February 2018)
• H-1B Trends 2007-2017 (USCIS) (8-08-17)
• Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Workers (USCIS)
• USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt H-1Bs (7-24-17)
• USCIS Policy Memorandum: Matter of A-T-Inc. (AAO 5-23-17)
• H-1B Random Selection Process Completed – USCIS (4-17-17)
• USCIS Suspends Premium Processing of H-1Bs Starting April 3, 2017 (3-03-17)

H-1B NEWS – FIGHTING BACK AGAINST RFEs AND DENIALS

• ITServe Alliance, Inc. v. USCIS – Settlement Agreement (5-20-20)
• USCIS Visa Petition Denials on the Rise (8-16-19)
• The Coming Tsunami in H-1B RFEs & Denials: What Employers Should Do (4-26-19)
• H-1B Visa Program: A Primer on the Program & Its Impact on Jobs, Wages, and the Economy (4-16-19)
• Avoid These 3 Reasons for H-1B Denials (4-05-19)
• Businesses Are Fighting Back Against USCIS’ Restrictive View of H-1B ‘Specialty Occupation’ (1-28-19)

H-1B NEWS – LAWSUITS

• Great News for H-4 and L-2 Spouses Seeking EADs (11-1-21)
• Settlement Reached in Lawsuit re: USCIS’ Unlawful Denial of H-1B Petitions (10-19-21)
• H-1B Lawsuit Settlement Agreement – Madkudu v USCIS
• Two More Major Lawsuits Filed Against Trump H-1B Visa Restrictions (10-20-20)
• New Lawsuit And Glaring Problems Threaten DOL H-1B Visa Rule (10-19-20)
• Stellar IT Solutions, Inc. and Kartik Krishnamurthy v USCIS (6-12-20)
• Employers Challenge H-1B Denials And Win! (4-12-20)
• ITServe Alliance v. Cissna (3-10-20)
• Challenging H-1B Denials in Federal Courts (12-04-19)
• USCIS Implemented New H-1B Wage Level Policy Without Providing Sufficient Guidance to Its Staff (10-01-19)
• Lawsuits Against USCIS Seek Suspected New Policies For Handling H-1B Petitions (5-30-19)
• U.S. Employer Challenges USCIS “Not a Specialty Occupation” H-1B Petition Denial That Overlooked Web Developer’s Specialized and Complex Duties (5-29-19)
• U.S. Employer Challenges USCIS “Not a Specialty Occupation” H-1B Petition Denial of Market Research Analyst Job (5-16-19)
• H-1B Visa Court Case Could Curtail Restrictive USCIS Policies (5-13-19)
• Outsourcers file more than 40 lawsuits challenging Trump-era H-1B visa restrictions (3-01-19)

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