This is the sixth edition of Plugged-In, our monthly EV newsletter. In the last six months, we have covered multiple topics such as the United States’ decoupling agenda from China (and how that may not work in the...more
6/29/2023
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Electric Vehicles ,
Ford Motor ,
Foreign Workers ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infrastructure ,
Job Creation ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
TN-Visas ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USCIS
USCIS Permits Certain EAD Applicants to apply for a Social Security Number on Form I-765 -
Based on a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security...more
10/18/2017
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-765 ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Reform ,
L-Visas ,
Legal Representatives ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Ports ,
TN-Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In connection with the Trump Administration’s desire to crack-down on its perceived misuse of the H-1B visa category, various U.S. government agencies have announced a coordinated effort in re-interpreting regulations as well...more
4/17/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
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USCIS ,
Visas
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published new regulations effective January 17, 2017 which modernize and improve aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. The...more
12/27/2016
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Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Extensions ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Popular ,
USCIS
On April 9, 2015, the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a binding, precedential ruling that all U.S. employers must file an amended petition with the agency...more