There are three potential "hot spots" for audits and investigations for the government related to the immigration and nationality laws. The first has to do with the documentation that the employer is required to maintain in connection with the H-1B nonimmigrant professional and specialty...
Remote Inspection of I-9 Documents Now Permitted in Limited Circumstances During Coronavirus Emergency.
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...
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This can include, for example, reviewing the documents via web camera or emailed images. This relaxes long-standing policy that ordinarily requires...
Princeton Television Features David Nachman, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. of NPZ Law Group – Visaserve – Path from TN Visa to Green Card
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...
CURAS PARA O TÉDIO DO CORONAVÍRUS ENQUANTO ESTAMOS EM QUARENTENA
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...
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING LONG WEEKEND
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...
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING LONG WEEKEND
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...
COVID-19 AFFECTING IMMIGRATION PROCESS AND SERVICES: UPDATE
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.
The Visitors, International Students...
H-1Bs Can go on unpaid leave, it’s a better option, say immigration experts
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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TPS Update: Secretary Mayorkas Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status
On May 22, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The effective date will be the date of publication of an upcoming Federal Register notice (FRN). This new TPS designation will enable Haitian nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in...
Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions
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...
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