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Apply early for visas at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 4/24/2013

The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv advises visa applicants with scientific and technology backgrounds to apply early and well before anticipated travel to the United States. The issue is that many applicants are subject to...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

Immigration Reform in the 113th Congress

by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/14/2013

In 2007, when a bipartisan group of senators and then President Bush tried to pass major immigration reform legislation, vocal opposition to the effort doomed the bill and any real attempt at reform since. The 2012 election...more

Post-Election Immigration Reform - What’s At Issue?

by Nicole Brooks, Justin S. Coffey, Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/12/2013

The prospect of comprehensive immigration reform appears to be gaining momentum. In January, a bipartisan group of eight senators announced a broad proposal for immigration reform (“Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive...more

April 1 Deadline for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Approaches

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 3/1/2013

As of April 1, 2013, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY2014). Petitions for FY2014 will allow foreign nationals to work for petitioning...more

Immigration Alert: Immigration Reform Discussions Underway in Washington

by Shaoul Aslan, Kristin Wells | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/25/2013

In the weeks since President Obama and the Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight both announced their set of principles for comprehensive immigration reform, a heightened debate of how reform will come to fruition has taken hold...more

Temporary Non-Immigrant Visas: Beyond The Basics

by James Prappas | Jackson Walker on 2/14/2013

Foreign nationals must meet the regulatory requirements for admission into the U.S. in nonimmigrant status. The purpose of this paper is to provide the Top 10 things to consider with respect to the most common nonimmigrant...more

New Hope for Lasting Immigration Reform

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/13/2013

Late last month, the press reported that a bipartisan group of senators had reached agreement on the outline for immigration reform legislation that could provide a lasting solution to multiple long-standing immigration...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

High-Skilled Immigration Reform Measure Promises Beneficial Changes

by Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/10/2013

On January 29, the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (I-Squared Act) was introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, including Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Chris Coons (D-DE)....more

USCIS Offers New E-Verify Tool

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/6/2013

Just recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) launched its new E-Verify search tool, which enables users to determine whether employers are enrolled in the E-Verify system....more

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

by Scott Decker, Jorge Lopez, Michelle Valerio, Carol Williams | Littler on 2/6/2013

For the past decade, lawmakers have discussed immigration reform, but changes to U.S. immigration laws have been minimal. During the 2012 election campaign President Obama pledged to place immigration reform at the top of his...more

President Obama Announces Plan for STEM Master Teacher Corps

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 7/19/2012

Today the White House announced the President's plan to dedicate $1 billion to create a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Master Teacher Corps. The program will begin in 50 locations with 50 exceptional STEM...more

Immigration Reforms and Updates from DHS and DOS

by Morgan Lewis on 2/6/2012

In a press release dated January 31, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a number of proposed administrative reforms designed to enable the United States to attract and retain highly skilled foreign...more

DHS PROPOSES IMMIGRATION REFORMS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGHLY SKILLED IMMIGRANTS

by FosterQuan,LLP on 2/3/2012

On January 31, 2012 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced several proposed reforms recommended by President Obama to assist in the retention of highly educated foreign nationals. While the federal regulatory...more

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