On March 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the FY2024 H-1B cap lottery was complete. The results: a historically low selection rate—with many multinational companies reporting that...more
3/29/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Intracompany Transferees ,
OPT ,
PERM ,
STEM ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
USCIS
Summary -
On June 12, 2022, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued amended guidance allowing air travelers departing from a foreign country to enter the United States without first presenting a negative COVID-19 test....more
7/13/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Popular ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Vaccinations
On January 21, 2022, the White House released a fact sheet entitled “Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen our Economy and Competitiveness,” announcing several immigration-related policy...more
1/26/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Entrepreneurs ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
National Interest Waiver ,
OPT ,
STEM ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The White House issued a Proclamation dated October 25, 2021 (Proclamation) implementing strict protocols that require noncitizen, nonimmigrant individuals traveling to the United States by air to be fully vaccinated with...more
10/27/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Masks ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Traveling Employee ,
Vaccinations ,
Visas
Please join us for a panel discussion with industry-leading immigration lawyers, in-house experts and former government officials on the top issues that employers should focus on to attract and retain international executives...more
10/1/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Executives ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Transfers ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Government Investigations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Travelers ,
Traveling Employee ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the White House announced that beginning in early November the Administration will be putting strict protocols in place to require foreign nationals travelling to the United States by air to be...more
9/22/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
ESTA ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Vaccinations ,
Visa Waiver Program