In this alert, we discuss the extension, who may be eligible, and how these changes are welcome news for individuals and employers.

Read about the updated J-1 Skills List, its impact on J-1 visa holders, and the retroactive application of these changes.

Maryanne Kline, Shannon Parker, and John Quill discussed the features of the Online Organizational Accounts and the electronic filing process that is availabe starting February 2024.

The Department of State published an online tool H-1B visa applicants can use to determine if they are eligible for the stateside visa renewal pilot program announced in December 2023, which allows a limited number of H-1B nonimmigrants to renew their visas from within the US.

Read about DHS’s new version of Form I-9 as part of its Final Rule regarding Form I-9 document examination and the optional procedure for conducting remote document review.

Read about DHS’s Final Rule regarding Form I-9 completion, which provides flexibility in allowing remote document review and verification for certain qualified employers that are enrolled in, and in good standing with, the DHS E-Verify system.

State and city pay transparency laws requiring certain employers to publish “pay scales” in job advertisements also impact employers that sponsor foreign national employees for permanent resident (“green card”) status through the Department of Labor’s PERM process.