The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached a settlement agreement on November 10, 2021, to allow automatic extensions of employment authorization for certain H-4 and L dependent spouses. Additionally, on November...more
11/19/2021
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Time Extensions ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Biden administration announced on May 11, 2021, that it is restoring a never-fully-utilized Obama-era program allowing foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States temporarily in order to oversee and grow certain...more
6/3/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Form 941 ,
H-1B ,
International Entrepreneur Rule ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Obama Administration ,
Startup Visa ,
Startups ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Trump administration published two new regulations on October 8, 2020, that make significant changes to the H-1B visa rules and to the prevailing wage requirements for PERM labor certification applications as well as...more
10/12/2020
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Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Labor Certifications ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
PERM ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced on August 19, 2020, that foreign nationals may present evidence of employment authorization (Form I-797, Notice of Action) approval instead of an actual...more
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a final rule making significant changes to immigration and naturalization related filing fees.The rule goes into effect on October 2, 2020, and the weighted...more
President Donald Trump on June 22, 2020, signed an executive order extending until December 31, 2020, and expanding on his April 22, 2020, proclamation, temporarily suspending the entry of certain immigrants into the United...more
Companies affected by COVID-19 must carefully consider immigration implications for all foreign national and expat employees, including issues of immigration compliance. Those businesses with employees working in the United...more
4/14/2020
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Affiliates ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Electronic Records ,
Employee Retention ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
Lenders ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Shareholders ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Small Business ,
Social Distancing ,
Stocks ,
Tax Relief ,
Travel Ban
The Immigrant Worker Protection Act, California Assembly Bill 450 (AB 450), went into effect in California on January 1, 2018. AB 450 prohibits both public and private California employers from voluntarily consenting to a...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week proposed a new rule that will allow certain immigrant startup founders to receive “parole” or temporary permission to...more
9/1/2016
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Business Formation ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Reform ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Job Creation ,
Popular ,
Small Business ,
Startups ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The filing period for the fiscal year 2016 H-1B visa cap commences on April 1, 2015. It is expected, as has happened the last several years, that there will be a lottery based on submissions received the first week of the...more
2/3/2015
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DACA ,
DAPA ,
Executive Orders ,
Filing Season ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas