February 8, 2021

Published on February 8, 2021 On February 5, 2021, USCIS announced that the initial registration period for FY2022 H-1B cap will open at noon (ET) on March 9th and run through noon (ET) on March 25th. On February 4, 2021, USCIS announced that the effective date of the H-1B Wage Selection Final Rule will be delayed until December 31, 2021. Accordingly, USCIS will use the random selection process it used last year for the FY2022 H-1B cap season. Once effective,

Published on February 8, 2021 On February 3, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency would once again consider computer programmer positions to qualify as a specialty occupation under the H-1B visa program. A specialty occupation is an occupation that requires attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty as a minimum requirement for entry into the occupation. This February 2021 memorandum rescinds the March 2017 USCIS policy memorandum, which instructed USCIS personnel