At the end of 2015 there were two (2) important developments in the workplace enforcement arena that will be of great interest to Human Resources Managers and Professionals. First, a special memorandum or guidance was issued jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) with regard to conducting internal...

 

¿CÓMO LAS NUEVAS RESTRICCIONES SOBRE EL PROGRAMA DE EXENCIÓN DE VISAS (VWP) (FECHA DE VIGENCIA: 18 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2015) IMPACTARAN LAS SOLICITUDES DE OTRAS VISAS ​​EN LAS OFICINAS CONSULARES EN EL EXTRANJERO?

El personal del grupo de Abogados de Inmigración y Nacionalidad de los Estados Unidos, NPZ Law Group, P.C. les desea a nuestros...

The U.S. immigration and Nationality Law Staff at the NPZ Law Group would like to wish our readership a very happy new year and remind you that we strive to continue to provide cutting-edge information in the rapidly developing and changing U.S. immigration and nationality law arena.

Recently, on December 18th, 2015, the 2016 Consolidated...

Como recordatorio a todos los empleadores de los Estados Unidos, la temporada H-1B ya casi está aquí! El Servicio de Inmigración y Ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos (“USCIS”) comenzará a aceptar nuevas peticiones H-1B para el año fiscal 2017 el viernes, 1 de abril de 2016. Como tal, los empleadores deben comenzar a identificar...

As a reminder to all U.S. employers, H-1B season is almost here! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2017 on Friday, April 1st, 2016. As such, employers should start immediately identifying current and future employees who will require sponsorship for new H-1B petitions. By...

On November 24th the USCIS announced, in the FEDERAL REGISTER, proposed changes to the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.

Many of the proposed changes to Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 are intended to help reduce "technical errors" and to help customers complete the Form on their computer after they have downloaded it from the...

In August 2015, we had indicated through one of our Articles, KEEP HOPES ALIVE: EADS & ACCEPTING JOB PROMOTIONS AFTER AN I-140 APPROVAL IS SOON GOING TO BE A REALITY, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working on a proposed rule that will allow certain Beneficiaries of an...

 

Upon approval of H-1B petition by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)[1], foreign nationals residing abroad may need to go to the U.S. Consulate/Embassy to get an H-1B visa stamped into their passport before they can travel to and enter the United States. Before going for the visa interview, it is very...