Week: August 5 - 9, 2024
In this week's newsletter, updates on the fiscal year 2025 H-1B second lottery and year-over-year selection rates, the September Visa Bulletin and class relief is offered to certain visa applicants in Emami litigation. Plus, the latest global immigration news.
In this week's episode of The BAL Immigration Report, we respond to top questions following the H-1B second lottery and break down "podium worthy" immigration policies of the year in our final Olympics segment.
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U.S. news
The State Department released the September Visa Bulletin, showing a retrogression by one year for all countries, except for India and China.
USCIS updated the fiscal year 2025 H-1B registration process data this week, showing a 3.9% year-over-year increase in selection rates.
USCIS announced it has reached a sufficient number of registrations for the second H-1B lottery for fiscal year 2025 and has notified all prospective H-1B petitioners.
Under a certified class relief, certain visa applicants who were previously refused visas will receive a fee credit to submit a new visa application and may be eligible for a prioritized visa appointment.
We discuss questions regarding the H-1B second lottery cap selection announcement, whether to expect a third lottery and as the Olympics draw to a close, we reveal which 2024 immigration policies have earned gold, silver and bronze medals in our eyes.
Global news