Employers looking to retain current foreign national employees or attract highly skilled talent should consider adding the National Interest Waiver to their immigration sponsorship toolset. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,...more
Federal immigration officials just agreed to streamline the process by which certain nonimmigrant dependent spouses are able to secure employment, reverting to a previous method that should reduce processing times and...more
1/26/2023
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-765 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-1 Visas ,
L-2 Visas ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
USCIS
It was inevitable and now official: the Omicron variant of COVID-19 arrived in the United States in recent days. One of the main challenges this new threat poses for employers is determining how it will impact (and be...more
While the election results may still be debated until officially certified and litigation is resolved, employers should be looking ahead to what a Biden administration will mean for immigration. Prior to this tumultuous year,...more
11/16/2020
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Border Security ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DACA ,
Dream Act ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Municipalities ,
Public Charge ,
Seasonal Workers ,
USCIS ,
Visas
President Trump just issued a Proclamation to further restrict legal immigration, preventing employers from bringing new H-1B, H-2B, L-1A, L-1B, and J-1 workers from abroad into the United States. Effective June 24, 2020...more
6/23/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
In a measure responding to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, President Trump has issued a proclamation temporarily suspending the entry of immigrant-visa applicants for 60 days. Although the initial announcement preceding the...more
It’s no secret that immigration compliance is a priority to the Trump administration, so the recent announcement that it expects the number of worksite investigations to quadruple in coming years should come as no surprise....more
3/9/2018
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Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Raids ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Over the past several days, President Trump has passed numerous executive orders addressing immigration. Thus far, none of these orders have targeted employment-based immigration, but it is possible that this topic could be...more