Episode 57: How immigration fee increases would affect artists and entertainers
A final H-1B rule is under White House review. The Supreme Court hears a pair of cases that could have a big impact on immigration. And a look at the impact of immigration filing fee increases on tour...
18 Jan 20249min
Episode 56: How guidance on STEM workers is making it easier for recent graduates to stay employed
USCIS moves a step closer to raising immigration filing fees. The U.S. Embassy in Israel returns to its normal staffing level. And how Biden administration guidance on STEM workers is making it easie...
11 Jan 202412min
Episode 55: The labor market outlook for 2024
The Biden administration pursues a crowded regulatory agenda for 2024. Passport processing times reach pre-pandemic levels. And a look at what current labor market trends mean for immigration program...
4 Jan 20249min
Episode 54: The State Department's domestic visa renewal pilot is here
Business and immigration coalitions call for changes to the H-1B lottery. Visa Bulletin priority dates jump forward. And the State Department gears up to begin a domestic visa renewal pilot program...
28 Dec 202312min
Episode 53: 2023 — The Year in Review
On today's BAL Immigration Report, we look back at some of the most important business immigration stories of 2023. Proposed fee hikes. Domestic visa renewal. And forthcoming changes to the H-1B progr...
14 Dec 202313min
Episode 52: Domestic visa renewal, holiday travel, new H-2B strategies
The State Department's domestic visa renewal pilot program takes shape. Foreign nationals prepare for a busy holiday travel season. And a look at how the Biden administration's approach to supplementa...
7 Dec 202311min
Episode 51: State Department visa numbers, NIL guidance, the expansion of TPS
State Department data shows a dramatic increase in the number of visas issued last fiscal year. Colleges say the need clarity on name, image and likeness rules for foreign student athletes. And the...
30 Nov 20239min
Episode 50: The economic cost of the green card backlog
Lawmakers reach a deal to avert a government shutdown. The government publishes a regulation on additional H-2B visas. And a new report estimates the economic cost of the U.S. green card backlog. We c...
16 Nov 202310min
