H1B Visa Lawyer Blog

November 20, 2024

DHS expects to add Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2025!

On Friday, November 15th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they expect to add an extra 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for (FY) 2025. This addition will be added to the statutory cap of 66,000 H-2B visas allowed per fiscal year. DHS feels this will help U.S. businesses! Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “By maximizing the use of the H-2B visa program, the Department of Homeland Security is helping to ensure the labor needs of American businesses are met, keeping prices down for consumers while strengthening worker protections and deterring irregular migration to the United States.”

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2025”.

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November 19, 2024

Update – Visa Bulletin – December 2024

by Kellie N. Lego

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the December 2024 Visa Bulletin

UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: December 2024

November 18, 2024

MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 22, 2024

by Kellie N. Lego

We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, November 22, 2024. Act now and submit your questions!

November 15, 2024

MSNBC Reports – Immigration Attorney, Alan Orr discusses the Concepts of Trump’s Mass Deportations!

by Kellie N. Lego

The MSNBC Reports News interviewed Immigration Attorney, Alan Orr, former President of American Immigration Lawyers Assocation (AILA) about the Concepts of Trump’s Mass Deportations! MSNBC Reporter, Jose Diaz-Balart ask questions about Trump appointees Stephen Miller and Tom Homan, the Executive Power of the President and advice to protect your rights!

For more details, please review the MSNBC News Video, “Concept of Trump’s mass deportations is ‘off base’: Immigration Attorney“.

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November 14, 2024

Visa Bulletin – December 2024

by Kellie N. Lego

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the December 2024 Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).

November 13, 2024

Scripps News Video – Immigration Attorney Discussing Trump’s new Border Czar!

by Kellie N. Lego

The Morning Rush, a Scripps News show has posted a YouTube video of Immigration Attorney, Alan Orr, former President of American Immigration Lawyers Assocation (AILA) interviewed about President-Elect Trump’s new Border Czar, Tom Homan! Tom Homan was the former acting ICE Director under Trump’s first Administration and has been said to be an immigration hard liner. In the interview, Alan Orr comments and advises on what the new Border Czar can do and possibly will do!

For more details, please review the Scripps News Video (YouTube), “Morning Rush Allen Orr 2024 11 12 Immigration Czar and Mass Deportation“

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November 12, 2024

USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (12/10/24)

by Kellie N. Lego

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding online Tech Talks sessions to give participants an opportunity to have some of their questions answered about online accounts. This December session will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, between 2:00 to 2:45 pm (Eastern).

Please use Microsoft Teams to join the engagement and the link is below.

(No registration is required!)

November 11, 2024

Honoring our Veterans – Federal Holiday

by Kellie N. Lego

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – General Douglas MacArthur

Veterans Day 2024 – Celebrated on Monday, November 11, 2024!

In the United States, Veterans Day is a national holiday which is observed every November 11th. This holiday is set aside to honor all who have served in the U.S. Military. This is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I.

November 8, 2024

MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/8/24

by Kellie N. Lego

MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.

1) Who is an H-1B CAP Exempt employer?

H1B petitions filed by institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1001(a), are exempt from the H1B cap.

November 7, 2024

Reminder – USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2025

by Kellie N. Lego

On Thursday, September 19, 2024, USCIS announced that it has reached the H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2025. September 18, 2024 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2025. The “final receipt date” is the date on which USCIS determined that it has received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of H-2B workers for the first half FY2025. USCIS continues to accept petitions that are exempt from the congressionally mandated H-2B cap.

The exceptions are listed below:

• Current H-2B workers in the U.S. petitioning to extend their stay and, if applicable, change the terms of their employment or change their employers;