Following reports of competing bills in the House and Senate, the U.S. government is potentially headed for a shutdown, which would begin on October 1, 2023, the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year. This would directly affect...more
9/28/2023
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-1B ,
H-2A ,
H-2B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Certifications ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visas
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Canadian physicians who are subject to the J-1 two-year foreign residency requirement may enter the United States in H-1B status, even though they have not spent two years in Canada...more
4/1/2019
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Canada ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
J-1 Visas ,
Physicians ,
Residency Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Waivers
The federal government entered a partial shutdown on December 22, 2018. With no end in sight as the shutdown enters its third week, many are wondering how the shutdown will affect immigration matters. To provide some insight...more
1/8/2019
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
EB-5 ,
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ,
Government Shutdown ,
I-129 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
OFLC ,
Passports ,
Popular ,
Ports of Entry ,
SEVP ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visas