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The H-1B Program

U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers.

For more information about the H-1B program, see the link to the left under temporary workers for H-1B Specialty Occupations and Fashion Models.

How USCIS Determines if an H-1B Petition is Subject to the FY 2013 Cap

In March 2023, U.S.

Release Date 

08/01/2023

USCIS updated the following USCIS form(s):

Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

08/01/2023 09:59 AM EDT

Release Date 

08/03/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced changes to the way USCIS issues receipts for L-1 nonimmigrant intracompany transferees (executives, managers, or specialized knowledge professionals) under a previously approved blanket L petition.

USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

05/31/2023 04:07 PM EDT

Edition Date: 05/31/23. Starting Oct. 16, USCIS will only accept the 05/31/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 11/02/22 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

Release Date 

08/21/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center.

USCIS updated the following USCIS form(s):

Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement

08/23/2023 09:29 AM EDT

Edition Date: 08/23/23. Starting Oct. 23, USCIS will accept only the 07/24/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 03/15/23 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Form I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters

07/24/2023 09:47 AM EDT

Release Date 

08/25/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the Policy Manual to provide clarification on voter registration access at the administrative naturalization ceremonies.

The updated guidance:

USCIS recently updated the following form:

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

05/31/2023 12:42 PM EDT

Edition Date: 05/31/23. Starting Nov. 1, USCIS will only accept the 05/31/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 11/02/22 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

WASHINGTON—Today the formal public comment period closes for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives rule. The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2012, proposes a new filing process for certain immediate relatives of U.S. Citizens (i.e.