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Harris Beach PLLC

How the Extended Closure of the U.S.-Canada Land Border Is Impacting Business Travelers

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On March 20, 2020, due to the global pandemic, U.S. and Canadian officials mutually agreed that non-essential travel between the United States and Canada should be temporarily suspended. U.S. Customs and Border Protection...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Major Changes For Canadian Citizens Entering The United States On An L-1 Visa

Unannounced changes at the Canadian border have disrupted Canadian L-1 intra-company transferee visa applicants' admission to the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) appears to have shifted its...more

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Potential Changes to U.S.-Canadian Border Policy

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On April 25, 2019, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued a practice alert announcing that the nationwide immigration association had “been in discussions with CBP [Customs and Border Protection] related...more

Dickinson Wright

Canadian L Visa Admissions – CBP Changes Course without Prior Notice Creating New Non-Tariff Barriers

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A few weeks ago, stories of Canadian citizens being refused admission to the U.S. as individual or blanket L applicants requesting an additional period of stay in the U.S. started to increase....more

Foster Garvey PC

Alternative Strategies for Rejected FY19 H-1B’s

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has started returning H-1B petitions to employers whose cases were not selected in the recent H-1B lottery selection process. The USCIS reported that a total of 195,000 H-1B...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

L Intracompany Transfers Pilot Program For Canadian Citizens

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USCIS and CPB at the Blaine, Washington, Port of Entry (POE) have formally announced that from April 30, 2018, until October 31, 2018, the agencies jointly will implement a pilot program for Canadian citizens seeking entry in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Expedited U.S. Immigration Process for Canadian Execs, Managers, and Specialists

Under a pilot program commencing Monday, April 30, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will offer expedited mail-in processing of L-1 intracompany transfers for Canadian executives, managers and specialized...more

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The Future of H-1B Visas May Be Scrooged

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The H-1B visa program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in “specialty occupations.” In recent months, several changes to the program have either been announced or proposed, with...more

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