HR Insights

Nov 116 min read

HR Guide: FY2026 H-1B Lottery | Trump Administration | Key Challenges, Changes & Timelines in 2025

Prepare for the FY2026 H-1B lottery under the evolving Trump administration policies. Stay informed about key changes & challenges for 2025

HR Guide: Impact of Company Acquisition on Different Visa Types and Green Cards

Raj Singh

Sep 212 min read

HR Guide: Impact of Company Acquisition on Different Visa Types and Green Cards

How a company's acquisition impacts visa types and processes: H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, TN, H-1B1, E-3, F-1, J-1, EAD, PWD, PERM, I-140 & I-485

Carolina Bicudo

Jul 103 min read

HR Guide: Concurrent H-1B Employment

HR Guide for employers looking to hire foreign national employees on a concurrent H-1B visa.

Navigating the New H-1B Lottery: Key Changes and Timelines for 2024 (FY2025)

Emily McIntosh

Jan 311 min read

Navigating the New H-1B Lottery: Key Changes and Timelines for 2024 (FY2025)

The H-1B lottery season is upon us. Here's all you want to know about the lottery process and beyond. We also talk about some things that...

HR Guide: How layoffs impact Foreign National Employees' PERM process?

Raj Singh

Aug 23, 20233 min read

HR Guide: How layoffs impact Foreign National Employees' PERM process?

How layoffs impact the PERM process of foreign national employees on work visas

USCIS to run a second H-1B lottery - July, 2023 for FY2024

Emily McIntosh

Jul 27, 20232 min read

USCIS to run a second H-1B lottery - July, 2023 for FY2024

USCIS will run a second H-1B lottery in July - August 2023. This is a result of the lottery fraud that USCIS discovered and investigated.

HR Guide: Revised I-9 Form to allow virtual documents inspection

Emily McIntosh

Jul 25, 20233 min read

HR Guide: Revised I-9 Form to allow virtual documents inspection

Employers can alternatively virtually inspect Form I-9 documents for their employees.

HR Guide: Payroll Tax Withholdings for US Visa Employees (F-1, H-1B, etc.)

Emily McIntosh

Jun 22, 20233 min read

HR Guide: Payroll Tax Withholdings for US Visa Employees (F-1, H-1B, etc.)

As an HR manager, it's important to understand the payroll tax implications for employees on student visas (F-1, J-1, M-1) versus on work...

HR Guide: Health Insurance for foreign-national Employees

Raj Singh

Apr 5, 20234 min read

HR Guide: Health Insurance for foreign-national Employees

Employees on visas may not quite understand all the nuances of the US healthcare system and so won't think about health coverage.

Emily McIntosh

Jan 30, 20235 min read

2023 (FY 2024) H-1B Lottery Timeline

USCIS announced on January 28, 2023 that the H-1B lottery registration for 2023 (Fiscal Year 2024) will open on March 01, 2023. Details here

HR Guide: Letting go of Foreign National Employees | H-1B Layoff

Emily McIntosh

Oct 11, 20224 min read

HR Guide: Letting go of Foreign National Employees | H-1B Layoff

If laid off, foreign national employees have a limited time to either find a job or change status, or they risk running out of status.

HR Guide: Max-Out Date and Its Implications

Raj Singh

Sep 1, 20226 min read

HR Guide: Max-Out Date and Its Implications

Work visas like the H-1B, L-1A and L-1B have a maximum term limit after which the employer cannot extend their visa. Here's how to calculate

HR Guide: I-94 tracking, extension, and implications on visa status

Emily McIntosh

Aug 18, 20225 min read

HR Guide: I-94 tracking, extension, and implications on visa status

Employers & Foreign National Employees should track the "Admit Until Date" on I-9: how to track, extend and update immigration visa status.

HR Guide: Needs & Expectations of Foreign National Employees

Raj Singh

Aug 4, 20228 min read

HR Guide: Needs & Expectations of Foreign National Employees

All foreign national candidates don't have the same needs and expectations. Their needs change as they progress through immigration.

HR Guide: E-3 Visa Process & Processing Times

Raj Singh

Jul 13, 20226 min read

HR Guide: E-3 Visa Process & Processing Times

E-3 processing times: Petitioning through USCIS: 2-4 weeks vs Applying through U.S. Consulate: 1-3 weeks or 3-10 weeks due to covid.

Emily McIntosh

Jul 6, 20225 min read

HR Guide: H-1B Transfer Process

H-1B Transfer: Can we make an offer or check with the immigration attorney first? This scenario plays out at almost every company.

HR Guide: I've been made responsible for immigration. Now what?

Raj Singh

Jun 30, 20225 min read

HR Guide: I've been made responsible for immigration. Now what?

Almost all the people leaders that we talk to, got immigration added to their repertoire because there was no one else to handle it.

Emily McIntosh

May 2, 20222 min read

USCIS Increases EAD Automatic Extension

On May 03, 2022 USCIS announced that they are increasing the automatic extension period for EAD from 180 to 540 days

Raj Singh

Apr 26, 20227 min read

HR Guide: Employment Based Green Card

What are the steps of the Green Card Process? PERM, I-140 & I-485 What is the timeline for the Green Card process? 3 - 27 years

USCIS withdraws rule to award H-1B visa based on higher wages

Emily McIntosh

Dec 21, 20211 min read

USCIS withdraws rule to award H-1B visa based on higher wages

The DHS has withdrawn a rule that would allow USCIS to award H-1B visas based on higher wages.