Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that effective immediately, “employers taking physical proximity precautions due to COVID-19” will be temporarily allowed to review new employees’ “section 2” documents remotely when completing I-9 Forms. 

This can include, for example, reviewing the documents via web camera or emailed images. This relaxes long-standing policy that ordinarily requires...

Under the NAFTA treaty, Canadians (as well as Mexicans) who practice certain professional occupations and who have a job offer from a U.S. employer may apply for TN status. It lasts for up to three years, and can be renewed in up to three-year...

Muito obrigado por se juntar a mim neste segundo video da série que eu chamo de: "Curas para o Tédio do Coronavírus Enquanto Estamos em Quarentena," em nossa segunda semana de quarentena aqui no Norte de New Jersey.

Muitas das perguntas que temos recebido de Recursos Humanos de todo o país e de todo o...

The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) reminds all the travelers for the upcoming long weekend - Easter and Passover long weekend – a weekend that represents for many a time to be with family and friends as a #NowIsNotTheTime for social gatherings. Restrictions are in place on all non-essential travel for foreign nationals, including...

The Immigration process may have slowed down but not paused during COVID-19. The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) continues to make tremendous efforts to address various “how about” concerns and questions in the Immigration process and procedures. We discuss below some of the processes affected due to COVID-19.

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MUMBAI:  Immigration attorneys are inundated with queries from their clients, owing to the various intricate issues related to their H-1B employees.

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On March 20, 2020 the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) temporarily ceased accepting any requests for premium processing on all Form I-129 and Form I-140 filings. The decision became effective immediately as another effort of USCIS to ease the burden on its operators amidst the COVID-19 health crisis. As a result, employers...

Exchange Visitor Program announced today the below updated information for Secondary School Student Program Sponsors.

Please visit the below link:
https://j1visa.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200406-Communication-to-Secondary-School-Student-Sponsors.pdf

If you would like assistance with an immigration and nationality law issue or to learn how the COVID19 pandemic potentially may affect your immigration status, NPZ Law Group, P.C. is here to help you,...