U.S. consular posts in India have begun cancelling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments originally scheduled from mid-December 2025 through January 2026 and issuing new dates several months later. Applicants are seeing new appointments…
Employers may encounter employees who are spouses of H-1B, L-1, or E-2 visa holders. This guide explains how work authorization is granted in each category, what documentation is acceptable, and how extensions and expirations affect continued employment eligibility.
As part of its settlement in Sherquill, et al. v. Mayorkas, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is implementing structural changes to its policies regarding work authorization for the spouses…
On August 12, 2020 the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued guidance on certain aspects of the Executive Orders recently issued by the President banning the issuance of many H-1B, H-2B, L-1,…
Last February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) delivered its proposed rule to eliminate the ability of H-4 visa status holder to secure Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) to the Office…
**** January 9, 2018 Update: After the speculation below of possible changes to the H-1B and H-4 visa p
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will finally extend employment eligibility for certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who have
Is Congress really thinking of increasing the number of H-1B specialty occupation visas available to U.S. companies? It appears to be true!
On May 6, 2014, the U.S.
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