News & Analysis as of

Lawful Permanent Residents Visas

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The Cost of Sponsoring Foreign Talent: Can U.S. Employers Recoup the Fees?

The sponsorship of temporary, nonimmigrant work visas and U.S. permanent residence can be a tremendous lure for U.S. employers to attract and retain foreign talent— but it comes with a large price tag. Is a U.S. employer...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Investing in the U.S.: What You Need for a Visa

Lippes Mathias LLP on

There are people all over the world who are interested in investing in the United States. Fortunately, there is a visa classification, the E-2 Treaty Investor, that covers many of them. Originally published by Law360 Canada....more

Fisher Phillips

The Visa Bulletin for September: Final Action Dates and an Employer’s Immigration Plan

Fisher Phillips on

Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

USCIS to Begin Accepting Applications Under its New Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families on August 19, 2024

In June 2024, the Biden Administration announced several immigration actions using the authority of the executive branch. Within a political landscape of stalemate on virtually all things immigration, it has not been unusual...more

Fisher Phillips

The Visa Bulletin for August: Final Action Dates and an Employer’s Immigration Plan

Fisher Phillips on

Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more

Fisher Phillips

The Visa Bulletin for June: Final Action Dates and an Employer’s Immigration Plan

Fisher Phillips on

Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more

Fisher Phillips

The Visa Bulletin for May: Dates for Filing and an Employer’s Immigration Action Plan

Fisher Phillips on

Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Canada’s Creative Approach to Luring Foreign Talent Impacting U.S. H-1B Visa Holders

On July 16, 2023, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) enacted a new immigration program aimed exclusively at U.S. H-1B visa holders. The program announced that the annual cap of 10,000 applications had...more

Harris Beach PLLC

The Visa Bulletin: Unraveling the Mystery - July 2021

Harris Beach PLLC on

he Visa Bulletin - What is it? The Visa Bulletin is a report published by the U.S. Department of State each month, and is essentially the road map through a foreign national’s green card journey. The primary purpose of...more

King & Spalding

Employees Working Abroad

King & Spalding on

What are the legal issues for employers to consider? During the pandemic, many employers have been dealing with requests from employees to work abroad. With the move to remote working, employees have asked to work from...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Latest Developments In Immigration: Visa Ban Rescinded, Reinstatement Of Visa Processing Abroad, And Supreme Court Decisions To...

Rescission Of Presidential Proclamation 10014 – Travel Ban For Immigrant Visa Applicants On February 24, President Biden issued a Proclamation revoking the immigrant visa ban that suspended foreign nationals’ entry to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

What You Need To Know About Biden’s Travel Ban Revocation

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Yesterday, the Biden administration revoked parts of the Trump-era executive orders that had prevented certain foreign nationals from entering the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what you need to...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Immigration and COVID-19 - Update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled the COVID-19 virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a “pandemic.” The...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: January 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth maintains 11 offices across the United States, as well as international offices in London, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney, and Hong Kong. Our Global Mobility Team is staffed with a group of professionals that includes...more

Epstein Becker & Green

October 2019 Immigration Alert

Epstein Becker & Green on

USCIS Will Accept Only New Employment-Based and Adjustment of Status Application Forms as of October 15, 2019 - On October 8, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that will no longer accept...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

USCIS Public Charge Rule Results in Amended Forms – American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Sues to Delay Implementation

Proskauer Rose LLP on

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds rule on August 14, 2019, which dramatically revised the regulations governing the application of the public charge...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Diversity Visa Lottery Opens October 2

The U.S. Department of State is now accepting applications online from October 2 to November 5, 2019. DV-2021 applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Recent Updates at USCIS

Proskauer Rose LLP on

1. Process to Abandon Lawful Permanent Residence (Green Card) streamlined - Instead of requiring an in-person appointment at the U.S. consulate or U.S. embassy abroad, lawful permanent residents (LPRs) of the United...more

Maynard Nexsen

Eligibility of Foreign Nationals to be a Borrower under the FCA

Maynard Nexsen on

Eligibility of Foreign Nationals to be a Borrower under the FCA - Since 1976, FCA regulations have allowed certain foreign nationals to be a borrower. These foreign nationals generally fall into two classes: Lawful...more

Dickinson Wright

Travel Ban Expires, Replaced by Presidential Proclamation Restricting Travel for Certain Nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, North...

Dickinson Wright on

On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a proclamation entitled, “Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats” (“the...more

Mintz

FY2019 Diversity Lottery Instructions Are Now Available

Mintz on

The U.S. Department of State has announced that registration for the 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2019), also known as the Green Card Lottery, will commence at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Tuesday, October...more

Cozen O'Connor

2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Announced

Cozen O'Connor on

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced the opening of the registration period for the 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program enables foreign nationals to apply for permanent...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Reinvestment of EB-5 Funds in a New Project Can Maintain the "At-Risk" Requirement

Ballard Spahr LLP on

One of the more popular topics among EB-5 project owners and practitioners in recent years is the requirement that investors' funds remain "at risk" as a bona fide "investment." Complications arise regarding maintenance of...more

Burr & Forman

School Districts Taking Advantage of New H-1B Cap Exemption Regulations

Burr & Forman on

With the increased focus on foreign language programs — particularly the popularity of immersion programs in which the foreign language is used for instruction rather than as the subject of instruction—schools districts are...more

FordHarrison

President Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Travel Ban, Increased Foreign National Vetting Procedures and Visa Processing...

FordHarrison on

President Trump’s Executive Order (“Order”) of January 27, 2017, “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” could have a significant impact on the American immigration system. Employers...more

41 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide