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DHS Announces Final Rule for a More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program

WASHINGTON The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) posted right now for public inspection, an ultimate rule amending laws governing H-1B cap-topic petitions, which includes those that may possibly be eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The last rule reverses the purchase by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS) selects H-1B petitions under the H-1B regular cap and the advanced degree exemption, and it introduces an electronic registration requirement for petitioners looking for to file H-1B cap-subject petitions. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31, and will go into effect on April 1, even though the electronic registration requirement will be suspended for the fiscal 12 months (FY) 2020 cap season.  These easy and sensible modifications are a beneficial benefit for employers, the foreign staff they look for to utilize, and the company's adjudicators, assisting the H-1B visa system get the job done much better, explained USCIS Dire...