Today, DHS published in the Federal Register the final rule entitled “Enhancing Opportunities for H-1B1, CW-1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and EB-1 Immigrants,” which becomes effective on February 16, 2016. This DHS announcement outlines the changes the rule makes to DHS regulations affecting highly skilled nonimmigrant workers for specialty occupations from Chile, Singapore (H-1B1) and Australia (E-3); EB-1 immigrant outstanding professors and researchers; and nonimmigrant workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) classification.
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