During the past four years, the Trump administration has sought to substantially reduce the availability of the H-1B visa program, a visa used by U.S. employers to sponsor temporary workers in a variety of high skilled,...more
12/7/2020
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Chamber of Commerce ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment ,
Visa Restrictions
On Oct. 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor announced new rules for the H-1B program that will affect more than one-third of the H-1B petitions. The changes include narrowing the...more
The current National Emergency is resulting in rapid changes to US immigration law and policy. We are monitoring those changes and will continue to update these FAQs with new developments...more
3/23/2020
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Consulate ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Mexico ,
PERM ,
U.S. Embassies ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On March 6, 2017, the Trump administration issued a revised Executive Order “travel ban” temporarily suspending visa issuance from six (6) countries – Iran, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Somalia. The new Executive Order...more