Various factors may affect the H-1B visa program this year, including potential changes by the new administration and a pending lawsuit related to H1-B visa lottery procedures.

Despite the potential for change, employers looking to hire foreign employees have no choice but to treat this year’s application process the same as in the past, which means submitting the application the first day U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services accepts them — the first business day of April. …

Please click here to read the complete article by Gary Sanderson, which was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.