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Are You a Mexican Shareholder of a U.S. Company? 2024 Brings New U.S. Reporting Obligations

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Similar to the controlling beneficiary regulation in Mexico, next year the United States will enter into force a new obligation for most U.S. companies, including those with Mexican shareholders, to report information about...more

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Potential H-1B Cap-Exempt Options for Healthcare Employers

As the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season quickly approaches, it is worth remembering that certain employers of healthcare professionals, such as healthcare systems and hospitals, may be eligible for H-1B cap-exemption....more

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DOJ Issues Several New FARA Advisory Opinions on Registration Triggers and Exemptions

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On October 3, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) FARA Unit published a number of new advisory opinions (AOs) offering guidance and further insight on the Department’s interpretation of certain FARA registration triggers and...more

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Think Tanks May Need to Rethink FARA Registration

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When considering who must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA” or “the Act”), one normally thinks of individuals, law firms, or marketing firms, the typical kinds of agents that must register for...more

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White House Permits Air Travel Into the United States for Fully Vaccinated Nonimmigrant Travelers, Beginning November 8, 2021

On October 25, 2021, the White House issued a presidential proclamation revoking the following proclamations with country-specific COVID-19 travel restrictions: Proclamation 9984 (China); Proclamation 9992 (Iran);...more

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US to Relax Travel Restrictions On Fully Vaccinated Foreign Visitors

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The White House announced today that the United States plans to lift the geographic based travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors starting this November. This new guidance will apply to all international...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Regional Travel Ban Updates: CDC Testing Requirements for International Travelers

The Biden Administration is expanding and strengthening travel restrictions to the U.S. as new strains of the coronavirus emerge globally. SOUTH AFRICA ADDED TO LIST OF TRAVEL RESTRICTED COUNTRIES - The Biden...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

President Trump Signs Executive Order Providing for a 60-Day Suspension of Certain Green Card Immigrant Visas

On April 22, 2020, citing concerns over preserving jobs for U.S. workers and the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that suspends issuance of immigrant-based visas for 60...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Coronavirus Saga: United States Suspends Entry into the U.S. of Foreign Nationals who have been in the Schengen Area (Parts of...

President Trump has signed into force a new Presidential Proclamation that severely restricts the entry of certain foreign nationals into the U.S. in connection with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The proclamation goes...more

Perkins Coie

Law Firms Take Note: Recent DOJ Advisory Opinions Highlight Narrow Scope of the FARA Legal Exemption

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In the wake of a global law firm entering into a multimillion-dollar settlement for failing to register as an agent of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA or the act), other law firms have...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Announces China Coronavirus Travel Ban

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Late on Friday, January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation (“the order”) barring entry to the United States for most foreign nationals who have visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...more

Polsinelli

Top Three FARA Exemptions to Know

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With the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) giving increased attention to Foreign Agent Registration Act (“FARA”) enforcement, companies that have international business operations or otherwise deal with foreign governments and...more

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Exemptions to H-1B Cap May Lead to Jackpot Without Winning Lottery

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As another H-1B cap season comes and goes, tens of thousands of hopeful employers and employees will again be informed that their H-1B visa petitions were not among the 85,000 selected in USCIS’s random lottery for processing...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Beware Foreign Companies Seeking U.S. Support

U.S. is increasing its enforcement to monitor foreign interests. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced increased enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which requires public...more

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An Introduction to the Foreign Agents Registration Act for Firms Assisting Foreign Clients in the United States

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After decades in which the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) received relatively little attention, a confluence of recent events has given the statute newfound prominence. Together, these developments compound the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DHS Proposes New Public Charge Rule

• Applicants for a green card and for most nonimmigrant visas (including work, student and tourist visas) will be subject to the new DHS rule on “public charge” determination. This will affect the processing of...more

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H-2B Cap Increase Temporarily Eases Pain of Returning Worker Exemption Expiration

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The H-2B visa program allows businesses in the United States to sponsor foreign nationals for a temporary visa to work in nonagricultural jobs. The H-2B program is popular among employers in the hospitality, tourism, and...more

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Latest Supreme Court Decision on Travel Ban for Nationals of Iran, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia: Close Relatives are...

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This is a follow-up to the Supreme Court’s decision on June 26, 2017 which allowed the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban affecting nationals of the six designated Muslim-majority countries to be partially implemented until...more

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Trump's Revised Executive Order, "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States"

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On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed the highly anticipated and revised Executive Order (EO), "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." The new order rescinds the previous EO issued at...more

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Revised Travel Ban: President Trump Signs New Executive Order

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order temporarily restricting certain foreign nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entry into the United States for 90...more

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Immigration Travel Ban Update

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President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order temporarily suspended entry into the United States of foreign nationals from seven countries (Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen) for at least 90 days and...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Executive Order Bans Entry of Foreign Nationals From Seven Countries

Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to the United States for a period of at least 90 days. The executive order,...more

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New DHS Rule Extends H-1B Cap Exemptions

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One of the biggest drawbacks for employers trying to utilize the H-1B visa program is the numerical cap. The current law limits the number of H-1B visas available to 65,000 annually with an additional 20,000 available to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Proposes Alternative to Fingerprinting Requirement for Foreign Individuals

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend Regulation 3.21 to provide an exemption for the fingerprinting requirements for an individual who is a principal or associated person of a registrant, if such...more

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Proposed FIRPTA Changes Would Attract More Foreign Investment In U.S. Real Estate

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Non-U.S. taxpayers are generally exempt from U.S. federal income tax on gain from the sale of U.S.-situs capital assets. The one major exception is U.S. real estate. Under the Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Property Tax...more

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