Immigration Law, Science, Computers & Technology

I Want to Live in America!- Part I Tax Planning Considerations for Foreign Scientists and Engineers

by Gerald Nowotny on 4/17/2013

Overview - As discussions regarding immigration reform continue to unfold, one point that is not under discussion or subject to debate is the contribution of foreign scientists and engineers to the New Economy. The statistics...more

Congress Returns from Spring Recess

by Mintz Levin on 4/9/2013

Congress returns to Washington today after a two-week district work period. As we enter the second quarter of the year, we are likely to see continued debate and some progress on: Budget & Appropriations; Presidential...more

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Provides Opportunities for President, Republicans, High-Tech Companies, Labor Unions

by Stephen Roberts, Steven Valentine | K&L Gates LLP on 4/3/2013

With the current Congressional focus on discretionary spending and revenue issues surrounding Sequestration, it may seem like little attention can be paid to other policy reforms. In comprehensive immigration reform,...more

Proposed Reform to Fuel Entrepreneurship

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 2/18/2013

In a bid to reduce the loss of talent and jobs to countries like Canada, Chile and the United Kingdom, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Coons, D-Del. and Roy Blunt,...more

Pieces of Immigration Reform Relevant to Employers, H-1B visa Holders & Seekers, Entrepreneurs, and Students

by Lynn O'Brien on 2/15/2013

Overview of the recent pieces of legislation related to immigration reform including the Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013, and the Startup Act 3.0. A MUST read...more

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Applies to IT Workers Too?

by Lynn O'Brien on 2/14/2013

Overview of the VERY big changes proposed in the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 and how these changes could affect H-1B visa seekers, those in H-1B visa status & their spouses and employers, & employment based green card...more

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/12/2013

According to a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) roughly 25 percent of the 255 million people in the world with a bachelor’s degree currently reside in the U.S., a proportion...more

USCIS Issues RFE Templates for Certain Non-Immigrant Extraordinary Ability Categories

by William Flynn | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 1/28/2013

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Requests for Evidence (RFE) can be a source of significant frustration for immigration practitioners and their clients. They sometimes reflect that a) the officer did...more

Employment Litigation in Review #6 (The Summer 2012 Edition)

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 8/31/2012

In This Issue: - U.S. Supreme Court Holds Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives are Exempt from Overtime Pay - USCIS Announces Employers Must Continue to Use the Current Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - July 2012

by Fenwick & West LLP on 7/12/2012

In This Issue: - U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Qualify For Outside Sales Exemption - Possible Implications For California Employers NEWS BITES: - Taking Time Off Work To...more

Study Finds That Foreign-Born Inventors Play Prominent Role at Top U.S. Patent-Producing Universities

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 7/5/2012

A study commissioned by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors from across the country and business leaders from all sectors of the economy seeking to raise awareness of the economic benefits...more

H-1B Foreign Worker Slots Filled for FY 2013

by Ronald Shapiro on 6/22/2012

As of June 11, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has no more slots left for foreign workers in specialty occupations under the H-1B visa program, as the statutory cap has been reached already for...more

Internet Browser Beware

by Ronald Shapiro on 11/25/2011

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) recently issued a warning to the public regarding illegitimate Websites that purport to be government related or otherwise helpful in assisting people to complete...more

Show Us The Workers - U.S. Employers Struggle to Fill Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (“STEM”) Positions

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 10/14/2011

Despite the recession, the lack of jobs and the training fees charged to U.S. employers hiring foreign workers on temporary H-1B work visas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“USDOL”) recently released Foreign Labor...more

Export Controls Impacting Employers of Foreign Workers

by Ronald Shapiro on 9/12/2011

President Obama’s export control reforms were launched in 2009 to tighten controls on the exporting of technology and weapons, but the implications are just now being grasped by many employers who depend upon foreign workers...more

The Worldwide Talent Pool Creates Opportunities Plus National Security Challenges for U.S. Firms.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 7/20/2011

As the global transfer of people, products and technology increases, organizations of all sizes are likely to see an increase in concerns about import and export control regulations. Concerns about "deemed exports" rear their...more

THE NEUFELD MEMO REVISITED AND THE H-1B VISA CLIMATE: The New Face of Enforcement in the H-1B World.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 7/12/2011

As a result of increased site visits and a general inclination to decrease the number of H-1B’s approved, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") published a watershed memo on January 8th, 2010 (“the Neufeld...more

Technology Exports: Uncertainty Around Form I-129 Persists

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/23/2011

Beginning on February 20, 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) assumed a role in the U.S. Government's increasing regulation of technology exports. The new role for CIS relates to the transfer...more

Immigration Up Updates at the AILA National Conference in San Diego - VISASERVE

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 6/19/2011

The American Immigration Lawyer's Association recently held its National Convention/Meeting in San Diego, California. Government officials from the USCIS, CBP and ICE spoke about new updates and developments in their...more

Export Attestation For Form I-129

by Pryor Cashman LLP on 4/25/2011

On February 20, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will, for the first time, require employers of H-1B, L-1, and O-1 workers to attest on the Form I-129 to compliance with the “deemed export” rules which govern...more

FY 2012 H-1B Quota Opens on April 1, 2011: New H-1B Petitions and Alternatives When H-1Bs Are Unavailable

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 4/6/2011

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin to accept fiscal year (FY) 2012 H-1B petitions on April 1, 2011, for H-1B positions with start dates of October 1, 2011, which is when the next U.S. government...more

Important Export Control Changes: Further Relaxation Of Certain Requirements Governing The Export Of Encryption Software; Export...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/7/2011

Further Relaxation of Certain Requirements Governing the Export of Encryption Software On Friday, January 7, 2011, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published amendments to the Export...more

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