New rule to improve requirements for H-1B, H-2 visas takes effect today

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will implement a new rule to modernise and improve the requirements for the H-1B nonimmigrant and H-2 nonimmigrant visa programs three days before the swearing on US President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.

The Department of Homeland Security’s H-1B final rule and H-2 final rule take effect on Friday, January 17. The H-1B final rule modernizes the H-1B program by streamlining the approval process, increasing its flexibility to better allow employers to retain talent workers and improving the integrity and oversight of the program.