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Current Immigration Procedures
Irina Anyukhina
Under the general rule, a foreign national planning to work in Russia shall have a work permit and work visa. The work permit and work visa for the HQS is usually granted for the term of 3 (three) years.
The Residency Visa for Foreign Investors—Or the Golden Visa
Mariano Roca López
Golden Visa holders would be entitled to reside in Spain for an initial period of one year, which can be extended into two to five year periods.
Treaty Visas: A Good Option for Businesses
Eric Fleischmann
Business immigration attorneys have a challenging task. Clients, typically large multinationals, have high expectations.
Issue Spotting Guide for Assessing Outbound from U.S. Travel Issues
Neil S. Dornbaum
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for management on travel and immigration-related concerns.
President Trump Signs Revised Entry Ban
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
President Trump has signed a revised executive order that will suspend the entry of nationals of 6 countries.
Issue Spotting Guide for Assessing Inbound to U.S. Travel Issues
Kathleen M. Peregoy
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for management and human resources representatives when making decisions and advising employees/management on travel and immigration-related concerns.
H-1B Visas: Limits and Alternatives
Andrew B. Greenfield
For many U.S. employers, the new year means the beginning of H-1B cap season.
Employment-based U.S. Immigration
Matthew T. Phillips
A look back at 2017 and what to expect in 2018.
Interagency Cooperation: Raising the Bar for Immigration Compliance
Kathleen Campbell Walker
Stove-piped legal representation is not advisable (e.g., only focusing on one agency segment or one portion of a filing process).
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There is Hope after the H-1B Cap: Alternatives to the H-1B Visa
Meredith W. Barnette
Alternatives and options if the change in H-1B visas applies to you or your business.
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The Global Employer: Strategies and Best Practices for an International Workforce
Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm
Developing and retaining an international workforce is essential to competing in the global marketplace.
New Immigration Regulation Establishes Grace Periods for Terminated Foreign Workers
Andrew B. Greenfield
Upon termination, these professionals had no time to finalize their affairs, were unable to remain in the country lawfully in order to seek alternate employment or a new visa status, and immediately became deportable from the United States.
Changes to the H-1B Visa Program
Felicia L. Gittleman
As a law firm specializing in business immigration since 1984, our firm has seen many changes to the H-1B visa program over the years.
Trump Administration’s Termination of DACA, TPS, and H-4 EAD Immigration Programs Could Leave Employers in a Lurch
Ann Massey Badmus
Several immigration programs that have authorized over a million immigrant workers are expected to end in 2018 and 2019.
Practicing Immigration Law Guerrilla Style
Amy Kirkland Myers
Studies show that on average immigrants are generally law-abiding—more so than native-born Americans.
Workforce Mobility at Risk Under a NAFTA Renegotiation
Suzanne K. Sukkar
The assessments of President Donald J. Trump’s first year in office have had a recurring stormy theme.
U.S. Business Immigration: Year-in-Review
Christian S. Allen
For more reasons than are probably appropriate to include here today, 2017 will be forever be burned into the memories of everybody in the U.S. immigration industry, and all HR and legal professionals who were involved in hiring and/or employing foreign workers in the U.S. No matter your political persuasion, 2017 turned out to not be anything like we all expected at the beginning of the year, fol
H-1Bs: The Scrutiny Continues
Marlene Z. Stanger
Last year saw an unprecedented rise in the number of requests for evidence issued by the USCIS for H-1B cases that were filed as part of the annual “Cap Case” lottery.
H-1B Applications: Proactive Steps in 2018
Brad J. Hendrick
Last year, USCIS received approximately 199,000 applications for the 85,000 H-1B visas allocated each year.
Make the Workforce American Again
Michael J. Wildes
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, including jobs in technology, engineering, science, architecture, accounting, and business.
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Where Do We Stand? Predictions on Immigration in 2018 under the Trump Administration
Meredith Barnette
What’s likely to happen within immigration 2018 under the Trump presidency?
The Stealth Assault on Employment-Based Immigration
Ester Greenfield
The Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban and its end of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) attracted widespread comment and protest.
The Invisible Wall
Joel H. Paget
His war also is already impacting businesses that need foreign skilled workers.
