Author: lfsuser
August 28, 2017
Voice Your Organization’s Support for the H-1B Program
Recent pronouncements by the federal government and negative media stories have questioned the benefits of employment-based immigration and in particular the H-1B program. As you likely know, U.S. businesses use H-1B visas to gain access to sought-after skills of foreign professionals, many of whom...
read moreJuly 20, 2017
New I-9 Form Available as of 7/17/17, Becomes Mandatory on 9/18/2017
On July 17, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security released a new version of the I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification form. The I-9 form is used to verify identity and employment authorization of all employees hired by U.S. employers. The new version may be downloaded...
read moreJuly 13, 2017
Start-Up Immigration Regulation Delayed
Yesterday DHS published a notice in the Federal Register delaying from July 17 (next week) to March 14, 2018, implementation of the International Entrepreneur Rule. The stated reason is to provide DHS with an opportunity to receive comments from the public on a proposal...
read moreJune 30, 2017
Supreme Court: DHS and DOS Can Implement Limited Travel Ban
On Monday, June 26, 2017 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can begin to implement parts of President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Nos. 13769 and 13780. The Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the Executive Orders,...
read moreMay 31, 2017
Voice Your Support for the TN Visa Category
On May 23, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published notice in the Federal Register that the U.S. intends to begin negotiations with Canada and Mexico to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement. As you likely know, one of the...
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