USCIS issued guidance applying interim procedures for those seeking cap-exempt H-1B as nonprofit entities claiming affiliation with or relation to an institution of higher education.

On March 15, 2011, the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) updated guidance on prevailing wage requests. The updates to the PWD FAQs follows:

On March 2, 2011, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the opening of 60-day comment period on proposed changes to the H-1B petitioning process for United States employers.

On December 22, 2010, USCIS issued a final policy memorandum regarding the evaluation of evidence submitted with certain EB-1 and EB-2 petitions.

The Department of State recently issued guidance to diplomatic and consular posts on the processing of L visas for "Specialized Knowledge" workers.