Immigration Law Updates – May 23, 2012

by Drake Shunneson on 5/21/2012

It’s About Time-Temporary Protected Status Designated for Nationals of the Syrian Arab Republic...more

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/21/2012

Organizations that plan to petition for H-1B employment in Fiscal Year 2013 may want to seek legal counsel so that cases can be filed promptly....more

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/17/2012

The Visa Bulletin for June 2012 has recently been published and shows unavailability of immigrant visas in the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category for individuals who are born in China or India. The EB-2...more

by Nalini Mahadevan on 5/15/2012

The consular officer (CO) went through the application, “who is your employer?” he asked. MJ replied, “XYZ”. The CO checked his database, he did not find XYZ, so he ‘Googled’ the name;...more

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 5/15/2012

Due to the IRS action of taxing foreign assets owned by US citizens, a number of Americans have decided to relinquish their citizenship to avoid paying taxes. Among the more prominent ones is Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of...more

by Ronald Shapiro on 5/14/2012

Earlier this spring, the Department of Homeland Security published a proposal in the Federal Register – for public consideration and comment – that would relax the rules on bar to re-entry for foreigners residing here who are...more

by Sanford Millar on 5/14/2012

The headline news that a co-founder of Facebook has given up his U.S. citizenship to avoid income and estate tax may trigger a lot of interest in expatriation. Some people will read the news of the expatriation of Mr. Sevarin...more

by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 5/14/2012

In January 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced its third Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”) aimed at U.S. taxpayers who have failed to report income from foreign accounts. Under the OVDP,...more