H1 new rule proposed

[Simple123]

33 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

New students ni back to india plan vesavu and all Mestri shops closing ki plan chesavu ga... 

It is good for americans .. that is what DB people want it 

[SRK_SRK]

2 hours ago, dalapathi said:

DHS plans sweeping changes to high-skilled immigration programs in 2018

14 DEC 17

 

UNITED STATES

The Department of Homeland Security’s semi-annual regulatory agenda indicates the Trump administration will pursue plans to terminate work authorization for spouses of H-1B holders, overhaul the H-1B annual allotment process, revise H-1B eligibility and wage protections, and update the F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) program.

Notably, DHS signaled that the changes to the H-1B and F-1 OPT programs will be accomplished through notice and comment rulemaking in the federal register. That means the policy changes will not become effective immediately and companies and other affected parties will have the opportunity to submit comments to the government.

Key points:

• Termination of H-4 work authorization. DHS plans to remove “certain H-4 spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants as a class of aliens eligible for employment authorization.” This move is not a surprise after the Trump administration indicated it was preparing to revise or overturn the 2015 rule in question, but it will potentially prevent thousands of H-4 spouses from working in the United States. The 2015 regulation has not been modified or rescinded yet, and remains in effect at this time, but the DHS regulatory agenda provided the clearest indication yet that the rule will be scrapped.
• Reorganization of the H-1B lottery. DHS plans to propose a pre-registration system for cap-subject H-1B visa applicants. The agency indicated it may modify the selection process, currently completed through an electronic lottery, so that visas would be awarded to the “most-skilled or highest-paid petition beneficiaries,” as was contemplated in Trump’s “Buy American Hire American” executive order in April. Few additional details are available at this point, but DHS said it would implement the pre-registration system first for H-1B visas before extending it to other numerically capped nonimmigrant visas as needed.
• Revision of H-1B eligibility and wage protections. DHS will propose a rule to revise the definition of “specialty occupation” for H-1B eligibility to “increase the focus on truly obtaining the best and brightest.” The rule would also revise the definition of employment and the employer-employee relationship and add new requirements designed to ensure that employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B workers. The rule is likely to continue the administration’s focus on H-1B wages, entry-level jobs, as well as “H-1B dependent” companies that rely on large numbers of H-1B workers and companies that place H-1B workers at offsite employers. The rule could also impose wage thresholds that employers must meet for H-1B employees.
• Revision of the OPT program. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will issue a proposed rule that comprehensively reforms the optional practical training (OPT) program for foreign students. The rule aims to reduce fraud and abuse and improve the protection of U.S. workers who may be negatively impacted by employment of foreign students. The Trump administration has already indicated that it will limit the work opportunities available to foreign students and is likely to rescind Obama’s STEM-OPT Extension rule that expanded the extensions of OPT for foreign nationals holding U.S. degrees in STEM fields from 17 months to 24 months.

BAL Analysis: The DHS regulatory agenda seeks to roll back a number of remaining Obama-era immigration regulations and further tighten non-immigrant categories, in particular H-4, H-1B and F-1 student OPT. Because the notice and comment rulemaking process often takes six months or longer, it is not clear that the administration will have time to make substantial changes to the H-1B filing or allocation process before the FY2019 cap season begins on April 1, 2018. But because adjudication of those petitions will take months, companies could see new eligibility standards applied to next year’s H-1B cap filings. Employers are encouraged to work with BAL to plan for these changes, as well as to participate in the public comment period to help influence the direction of any new regulations. BAL will continue to provide clients with information on these and other regulatory changes as it becomes available.

 

http://www.balglobal.com/bal-news/dhs-plans-sweeping-changes-to-high-skilled-immigration-programs-in-2018/

why are they not talking about RAISE act which solves GreenCard backlog issue ................. adi anniti kanna pedha issue kada ....why no one cares about the solution of all problems...hmmm

[princeofheaven]

5 minutes ago, SRK_SRK said:

why are they not talking about RAISE act which solves GreenCard backlog issue ................. adi anniti kanna pedha issue kada ....why no one cares about the solution of all problems...hmmm

cricket match ke pehle pitch safai kar rah he 

[rapchik]

2 hours ago, Yuvatha said:

OPT rules chala changes ochai since it started...earlier 1st opt lo volunteer cheyochu ani extension lo 20hrs work cheste chalu ani unde..now its different anukunta kada?

Nope as it is unayi kani manolu extra ki poyi kotha rules or unna rules ni pedhaga chepdam started akada kuda

[Staysafebro]

16 minutes ago, princeofheaven said:

cricket match ke pehle pitch safai kar rah he 

Expect all Yorkers and Bouncers.

[rajivn786]

Tough time for Immigrants : Please don;t cry on each other and support each other like DACA in this hard period. 

 

• The calendar year 2018 DHS rule making agenda reflects that it will bring two changes in the annual H-1B cap selection process: (1) DHS will initiate online pre-registration requirement which has been delayed since 2011. More importantly, (2) the criteria for selection of H-1B cap cases is likely to include "the most skilled or the highest paid petition beneficiaries' pursuant to the Section 5 (b) of the Presidential Executive Order of "Buy Americans, Hire Americans." Probably, Trump Administration intends to initiate the online pre-registration process to learn cap petitioners' offcered salary and the H-1B worker's level of skills. The rule-making agenda shows the time table of this rule-making as "proposed rule" to either initiate or complete in February 2018. The proposed rule is designated as "other significant" rule instead of "economically significant" rule, and this rule making will take time and may not be able to implement in coming FY 2019 H-1B cap season that opens on 04/01/2018.
• If somehow, this rule making is pushed hard and the new cap selection process is initiated in April 2018 along with Rep. Issa' s H-R. 170 bill which demands similar reform including all the H-1B petitions and not just H-1B cap petitions, small employers and foreign consulting company employers will be hit hard in their ability to hire H-1B foreign workers. 

[phatposts]

32 minutes ago, SRK_SRK said:

why are they not talking about RAISE act which solves GreenCard backlog issue ................. adi anniti kanna pedha issue kada ....why no one cares about the solution of all problems...hmmm

Babu gaaruuuuuu - RAISE act has no section in it that talks about backlog issue. If RAISE act passes in the proposed state, backlog community mottam velli line lo nunchovali right from estart. 

[princeofheaven]

1 minute ago, phatposts said:

Babu gaaruuuuuu - RAISE act has no section in it that talks about backlog issue. If RAISE act passes in the proposed state, backlog community mottam velli line lo nunchovali right from estart. 

RAISE act oste deserving candidates will get GC and also per country quota lepestunnadu. Howle nepali africa gallaki inka veezy ga GC radu

[Semper_Fi]

2 minutes ago, princeofheaven said:

RAISE act oste deserving candidates will get GC and also per country quota lepestunnadu. Howle nepali africa gallaki inka veezy ga GC radu

That's racist bro. 

[chitti_naidu]

1 minute ago, Semper_Fi said:

That's racist bro. 

how come its racist bro........he just mentioned  nationalities 

you know pacha kamarla sameta it might apply here

[phatposts]

3 minutes ago, princeofheaven said:

RAISE act oste deserving candidates will get GC and also per country quota lepestunnadu. Howle nepali africa gallaki inka veezy ga GC radu

I dont know about the Nepali Africa etc

But 10+ years nunchi undi ikkada taxes katti malli line lo start ki velladam discrimination anipoyyada bhayya?

And how deserving - Aaa raise act lo chadivite it is more of a compartment system. There are million ways every compartment will/can be flooded from people all over the world. If we support Raise Act staying in the US, we will be shooting our foot. Please read that proposed text.

[Semper_Fi]

2 minutes ago, chitti_naidu said:

how come its racist bro........he just mentioned  nationalities 

you know pacha kamarla sameta it might apply here

Ok bro. Thank you. 

[chitti_naidu]

2 minutes ago, phatposts said:

I dont know about the Nepali Africa etc

But 10+ years nunchi undi ikkada taxes katti malli line lo start ki velladam discrimination anipoyyada bhayya?

And how deserving - Aaa raise act lo chadivite it is more of a compartment system. There are million ways every compartment will/can be flooded from people all over the world. If we support Raise Act staying in the US, we will be shooting our foot. Please read that proposed text.

correct cheppinav baa

RAISE ACT lo emanna yearly limit unda GC's ki ? or unlimited aa

[princeofheaven]

3 minutes ago, chitti_naidu said:

correct cheppinav baa

RAISE ACT lo emanna yearly limit unda GC's ki ? or unlimited aa

existing limit 110k EB GC's but good thing is no country cap

[Semper_Fi]

3 minutes ago, princeofheaven said:

existing limit 110k EB GC's but good thing is no country cap

 Wrong. It's 140k.