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National Interest Waiver Green Cards

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Beyond PERM: Unlocking New Pathways to Green Card Sponsorship for Key Talent

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In light of prolonged Department of Labor (DOL) processing times and recent regulatory settlements involving the DOL and Department of Justice, employers are reevaluating their approaches to securing permanent residence...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Navigating the National Interest Waiver (NIW) for Green Card Pursuit: A Comprehensive Guide

In the pursuit of U.S. permanent residency, employers often turn to the PERM labor certification process to sponsor employees. However, there exist alternative pathways to obtaining a green card, one of which is the National...more

Fisher Phillips

Time to Pause on PERM? 6 Reasons the National Interest Waiver is Rising as a Workplace Immigration Solution

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Employers looking to retain current foreign national employees or attract highly skilled talent should consider adding the National Interest Waiver to their immigration sponsorship toolset. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Multinational executives and managers and applicants for National Interest Waivers can now apply for green cards on an expedited...

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On January 12, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the implementation of the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2...more

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Biden Unveils New Vaccination and Testing Requirements for All Air Travelers to US

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The Biden Administration just announced that starting November 8, 2021 there will be stricter vaccine and COVID testing requirements for all air travelers into the US. The new rule eliminates all the regional COVID travel...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Government to Lift Current Regional Travel Restrictions, Impose Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement on All International Air...

The Biden administration has announced that it will lift current regional pandemic-related travel restrictions on foreign nationals in early November. The current restrictions will be replaced by a Covid-19 vaccination...more

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Beltway Buzz - June 2021

Workforce Update. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May 2021 jobs report on June 4, 2021. According to the report, American employers added 559,000 jobs in the previous month....more

Cozen O'Connor

Biden Bans Travel from India

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On Friday, April 30, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that there will be new travel restrictions from India. Specifically, the United States will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 12:01 a.m....more

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White House Issues Proclamation Restricting Travel from India

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As the COVID-19 crisis in India has worsened in recent weeks, the Biden administration decided to issue a new round of travel restrictions targeting travel from India....more

Burr & Forman

Facts on Travel Restrictions Directed at the Republic of India

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What Matters: Travel from India will be significantly limited by Presidential Proclamation effective Tuesday, May 4, 2021....more

Morgan Lewis

Country-Specific Admission Bans Expanded to Include India

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In response to the surge in COVID-19 cases in India, the Biden-Harris administration announced on April 30 that the COVID-19-related admission bans currently in place will be expanded to include travelers from India. The ban...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Matter of Dhanasar Breathes New Life into NIW Green Card Category

At the end of the 2016 calendar year, the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) published a welcome precedent decision, Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016). In this case, the AAO has significantly revised the...more

Franczek P.C.

Matter of Dhanasar: A New Standard for National Interest Waivers in the United States

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On December 27, 2016, the AAO issued a decision that modifies the standards for granting a National Interest Waiver (NIW) in Matter of Dhanasar. This decision will impact thousands of applicants seeking U.S. permanent...more

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