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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement” on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, between 2:00 to 3:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar (Stakeholder Engagement) will include USCIS representatives who will discuss refugee processing and give some updates! They will also have a Q&A session at the end of the engagement on the discussed subjects.

Review the USCIS Web Page for more details: USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement

To Register for this webinar: 

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Idaho, Illinois and Indiana!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, March 10, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!

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On Thursday, March 2, 2023, USCIS announced that it has reached the H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year 2023. February 27, 2023 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2023, and before Oct. 1, 2023. The “final receipt date” is the date on which USCIS determined that it has received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of H-2B workers for the second half FY2023. USCIS continues to accept petitions that are exempt from the congressionally mandated H-2B cap.

The exceptions are listed below:

• Current H-2B workers in the U.S. petitioning to extend their stay and, if applicable, change the terms of their employment or change their employers;

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On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice providing information about funding the EB-5 Integrity Fund. USCIS must collect a fee of $10,000 or $20,000, depending on factors established by the new EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022! Starting March 2nd, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start collecting this annual fee from each designated regional center and the fees will finance the EB-5 Integrity Fund. 

Review the USCIS News Alert for more details: USCIS to Start Collecting Fee for EB-5 Integrity Fund 

 
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The Biden administration has announced steps to crack down on child labor violations, many are underage migrant workers! They also plan on investigating the companies who may benefit from the work. 

 List of some of the Top News Stories related to Child Labor Violations and Immigration: 

 
– PBS News Hour (pbs.org), 2/27/23 – Video and Transcript

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On Friday, January 27th, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap will opening soon! This initial registration period starts on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at noon (Eastern) and will continue until Friday, March 17, 2023, at noon (Eastern). Note that USCIS will assign a confirmation number for each registration that you submit for this cap. 

Review the USCIS News Alert for more details: FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 

Update: H-1B Electronic Registration Process

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Florida, Georgia and Hawaii!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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Question #1 – Employment Based Immigration 

What is the difference between an EB-2 and an EB-3 classification for a Green Card? 

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