Meagan E. Dziura

*Licensed to practice in Virginia only. Practice solely limited to federal immigration.

Meagan Dziura has worked advising multinational corporations on employment-related immigration issues since 2014. Her clients include both large and small companies in a variety of industries such as universities, clinical research, and manufacturing. Ms. Dziura specializes in full service immigration program management, including I-9 and public access file audits.

Ms. Dziura oversees all types of lawful permanent residence applications, including those based on labor certification (PERM), and on behalf of multinational managers and executives, outstanding professors, researchers and aliens of extraordinary ability. She also directs the preparation of nonimmigrant visas, including H-1Bs, L-1s, TNs, E-3s, and O-1s.

Ms. Dziura’s unique experience includes advising universities on F-1 and SEVIS updates, assisting clients with wage and hour investigations, advising employers on challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, and working directly with US consulates for the approval of National Interest Exemptions for employees impacted by Presidential Proclamation restrictions.

FY2022 H-1B Cap Update: USCIS Confirms Registration Details, Delays Wage-Based Selection Process

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions subject to the annual quota for fiscal year (FY) 2022 on or shortly after April 1, 2021. USCIS has confirmed it will use the same preregistration system introduced for last year’s lottery and will accept registrations starting on March 9, 2021. The registration window will close at noon eastern standard time (EST) on March 25, 2021. Importantly, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed it will delay the effective date of the new H-1B selection final rule until December 31, 2021.