Jul 25 – Attorney Articles
Many U.S. tech companies, including some of the nation’s top H-1B employers (Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Google, etc.), have been laying off thousands of workers in 2022 and 2023. Among those laid off are…
Apr 19 – Attorney Articles
The Labor Department (DOL) has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests. PERM Processing: As of March 31, the Department was adjudicating applications…
Apr 07 – Attorney Articles
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the initial selection process to reach the Fiscal Year 2024 (“FY2024”) H-1B numerical allocations. All prospective petitioners with selected registrations have been notified that…
Feb 22 – Attorney Articles
The new U.S. President has already scheduled meetings with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. While there’s always room for bettering any such compact, the…
Feb 08 – Attorney Articles
When folks think of foreign nationals coming to Silicon Valley, Asia comes to mind the most. In reality, however, many are coming from Europe, and they are bringing their technology, customers, and…
Jan 30 – Media Mentions
There have been a plethora of discussions lately about what U.S. immigration policies might change in 2017. This has many technology companies in the U.S. concerned about negative impacts on their workforce.…
Jan 25 – Attorney Articles
The H-1B Cap Season for work visas benefiting foreign national professionals in specialty occupations is about to hit with full force. Nationwide, companies, human resources and global mobility professionals along with…
Jan 13 – Attorney Articles
The H-1B Cap Season for non-immigrant visas benefiting foreign national professionals in specialty occupations is about to hit with full force. Nationwide, companies, human resources & global mobility professionals, immigration attorneys, and…
Dec 19 – Attorney Articles
Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers, and some agricultural recruiters and referrers-for-a-fee must ensure proper…
Dec 10 – Attorney Articles
Great news for many EB-3 green card applicants! The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for January 2015, which shows prospective immigrants the wait time in their respective employment-based or family-based immigrant visa…