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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Possible Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences for Employers and their Foreign National Employees (UPDATED)

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Another potential government shutdown may be on the horizon, as we await updates on the progress of the latest funding bill. Although already passed in the House of Representatives, an extension to continue funding the...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

March 2025 Visa Bulletin Released: What Employers Need to Know

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The Department of State released the March 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will continue to utilize the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates...more

Akerman LLP

USCIS Fee Increases Are Imminent: The Concurrent Adjustment Clock is Ticking for Indian and Chinese Investors

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Thanks to a final rule recently announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), filing fees are about to increase on April 1, 2024, and filers who fail to make haste will end up paying more, or risk...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Immigration Pathways for Entrepreneur Employment in the United States

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Working in a foreign country as an entrepreneur can be challenging, particularly when you are an early-stage start-up business. While the United States has a long history of prospering from the ingenuity and innovations of...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Great News For Green Card Seekers!

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Congress has mandated that in a given calendar year, 140,000 employment-based green cards will be awarded to companies sponsoring foreign nationals for permanent employment in the United States. This mandate is effective on...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Congress Considering Bills to Radically Change Distribution of Employment-Based Green Cards

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Earlier this month the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 1044), an act that would radically change the way employment-based immigrant visas are allocated by eliminating...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

When the Government Shuts Down: The Impact on E-Verify, I-9’s, and Visas

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Government shutdowns seem to be the norm these days. Whether they last 6 days or 60 days, the impact on E-Verify and visas is the same. Since the partial government shutdown began on Dec. 22, 2018, while lawmakers discuss...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Impact of Government Shutdown on Immigration Matters

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Here is what we know so far about how this past weekend’s federal government “shutdown” will affect immigration adjudications and other related matters. As U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) operations are...more

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