Foreign Nationals

Budget 2013-14: The Government targets multinationals to recover from the GFC - Baker & McKenzie

by Dixon Hearder, Amrit MacIntyre, John Walker | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/15/2013

The Treasurer has delivered the 2013-14 Budget. With the Treasurer noting that almost $170 billion has been wiped off tax receipts since the GFC, a series of measures increasing the tax burden of multinationals, foreign...more

Changes to US Immigration “Form I-94” -- What Foreign Nationals (and Their U.S. Employers) Need to Know

by Gregory Adams | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/3/2013

Introduction - For decades, U.S. immigration officers issued a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to almost all foreign nationals who lawfully entered the United States as nonimmigrants.1 The I-94 is a paper form that...more

Do You Want to Start A Business? Top 10 Questions & Answers For Business Start-Ups

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 4/23/2013

When starting a new business, our clients often have several questions and more often than not their questions are the same. This article summarizes some of key questions and answers that our clients have asked us....more

No Amnesty Yet: Stop Notario Fraud

by Robert Divine | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/19/2013

Foreign nationals who are out of status, and people who know them, are hopeful for a legal solution and can fall prey to people who will tell them what they want to hear. Immigration reform is being negotiated seriously in...more

Department of State Releases May 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 4/12/2013

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current, with some considerable forward movement but continued backlog in the EB-3 category....more

CBP Implements Automation of the I-94 Arrival Record Card

by Hallie Cohen, David Grunblatt, Erica Loomba, Valarie McPherson, Praveena Swanson, Jennifer Wexler | Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/29/2013

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which conducts inspections at U.S. borders, published a final rule in the Federal Register on March 27, 2013 eliminating the completion of the paper form of the I-94 card....more

Important Changes to Form I-94

by Susan J. Cohen | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 3/29/2013

On March 27, 2013 the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published an interim rule in the Federal Register that changes the definition of Form I-94 (also known as an “I-94 card”) in order to allow an I-94 to be issued in...more

Directors Owe No Duty To Foreign Residents

by Matthew Fleming | Dentons on 3/15/2013

Originally Published in Legal Alert, Vol. 31, No. 5. Directors of Canadian companies with operations outside of Canada can take comfort in the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Piedra v. Copper Mesa Mining...more

New York Federal Court Holds SEC’s FCPA Enforcement Theory “Far Too Attenuated” For Jurisdiction

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/1/2013

On February 19, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that the SEC’s allegations of personal jurisdiction over a former CEO of Siemens’ Argentinian subsidiary – a German citizen with no direct...more

New Caledonia Investment Guide - Baker & McKenzie

by Emmanuel Guillaume, Mathieu Hanaut | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 2/27/2013

In This Issue: New Caledonia - an overview; Company law; Mining law; Environmental law; Immigration; Employment; and Overview of the New Caledonian tax system. Except from New Caledonia - an overview: -...more

Two Recent Decisions Provide Rare Guidance on the FCPA’s Reach Over Foreign Nationals

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/27/2013

Two recent district court decisions have shed light on the reach and scope of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) over foreign nationals: SEC v. Straub and SEC v. Sharef. For companies and individuals operating...more

ICE’s Attempt to Elicit Admission of Liability in Form I-9 Settlement Agreements Fails

by Alan Seagrave | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/26/2013

Disputes between employers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are heard by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), which rules on issues arising under the...more

SDNY Favors the SEC in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation

by Joseph E. Gallo, Emily Stern | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/26/2013

In a case addressing an issue of first impression involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the US District Court for the Southern District of New York adopted an expansive interpretation of the statute’s interstate...more

In What Circumstances Can Foreign Nationals Be Held Liable for Violating The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

by Michael Gilbert, Darla Woodring | Dechert LLP on 2/25/2013

In the last two weeks, in two separate SEC enforcement actions, judges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued rulings addressing when the United States Securities and Exchange...more

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa – A Great Visa Option For Those Who Wish To Start A Small Business In The United States – Top E-2 Visa...

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 2/20/2013

An E-2 Visa is a Visa Classification that is available for foreign nationals who wish to live in the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of a business. The business can be large or small and an E-2 Visa is a great Visa...more

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Budget 2013-14: The Government targets multinationals to recover from the GFC - Baker & McKenzie

Changes to US Immigration “Form I-94” -- What Foreign Nationals (and Their U.S. Employers) Need to Know

Do You Want to Start A Business? Top 10 Questions & Answers For Business Start-Ups

No Amnesty Yet: Stop Notario Fraud

Department of State Releases May 2013 Visa Bulletin

CBP Implements Automation of the I-94 Arrival Record Card

Important Changes to Form I-94

Directors Owe No Duty To Foreign Residents

New York Federal Court Holds SEC’s FCPA Enforcement Theory “Far Too Attenuated” For Jurisdiction

New Caledonia Investment Guide - Baker & McKenzie

Two Recent Decisions Provide Rare Guidance on the FCPA’s Reach Over Foreign Nationals

ICE’s Attempt to Elicit Admission of Liability in Form I-9 Settlement Agreements Fails

SDNY Favors the SEC in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation

In What Circumstances Can Foreign Nationals Be Held Liable for Violating The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa – A Great Visa Option For Those Who Wish To Start A Small Business In The United States – Top E-2 Visa...

New Immigration Procedures to Obtain Work Visas for Foreign Nationals Working in Mexico

Temporary Non-Immigrant Visas: Beyond The Basics

Tax Traps Accompany EB-5 Visas

Workplace Policy Institute: Immigration Reform in 2013 - What U.S. Employers Can Expect

U.S. and Canada Expand Immigration Information Sharing

How to Amend Information Submitted with the DS-160

Department of State Releases February 2013 Visa Bulletin

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Tax Implications for U.S. Taxpayers Living Abroad

New Unlawful Presence Waiver

Canada=U.S. Sign Visa and Immigration Sharing Agreement

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