February 2023 U.S. Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. immigration agencies have started 2023 at full steam and have issued numerous legal updates. The below will provide a summary of these updates that occurred in January 2023:

1. H-1B Cap Registration

USCIS announced that this year's cap registration will open on March 1, 2023 at noon EST and close on March 17, 2023 at noon EST. Employers should be prepared to submit critical data points associated with each H-1B registration once the registration period opens in March. USCIS intends to notify employers of the cap H-1B registration selections by March 31, 2023. Employers must have an account online with USCIS as a "registrant" to submit cap H-1B registrations. Employers can open new registrant accounts on February 21, 2023. Please see the full client alert here.