The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced an expansion of its online presence review for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants. Effective October 1, 2026, the expanded screening will include TN professionals, TD dependents, and I visa applicants who are representatives of foreign media.
As part of the new requirement,...
As employers turn to budgeting and headcount planning for 2027, there's a step worth adding to that process that doesn't usually make the list: a review of where your sponsored foreign national employees actually stand. This year alone has brought an unusual volume of change to employment-based immigration, and a number of...
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a built-in requirement that all three countries jointly review the deal every six years and decide whether to extend it for another sixteen. That review deadline landed on July 1, 2026, and the Trump administration announced it will not agree to a renewal at this time. Headlines...
The TN visa was built for temporary work, not permanent settlement. It's common for a Canadian or Mexican professional a few years into a TN job to start thinking about putting down roots in the U.S. for the long haul, and that is exactly where friction with the visa's design begins. TN...
Headlines this week announced that the current administration won't be renewing the trade deal underlying TN status, and understandably, that got people's attention fast. Here's the part that matters for anyone actually holding TN status right now: nothing changes today. What actually happened is procedural, but it does start a clock worth...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised its guidance on TN nonimmigrant visa classification under the USMCA (formerly NAFTA), impacting both employers and foreign professionals from Canada and Mexico.
Highlights of the 2025 Policy Update: New Employment Criteria:Â TN employment...Corporate immigration is a vital component of workforce mobility and talent acquisition in the United States. Each year, businesses rely on immigration programs to bring highly skilled professionals, executives, researchers, and investors to the U.S. while navigating a legal system shaped by decades of policy evolution.
This overview introduces...
The current administration has introduced new executive orders that are reshaping U.S. immigration policy and trade relations, creating significant implications for Canadian businesses, cross-border operations, and U.S. employers. These changes are affecting temporary work visas, immigration enforcement, and trade agreements, prompting companies and foreign workers to prepare for increased scrutiny and processing delays.
President Trump has revoked many Biden-era policies that aimed to improve processing efficiency at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS). As a result, employers should prepare for:
More restrictive criteria for expedited processing requests.Many people reach out to immigration attorneys with heartfelt stories about individuals they know who are wonderful, hardworking, and kind-hearted, hoping to sponsor them for U.S. immigration. While character and goodwill are commendable, U.S. immigration law does not have a visa category based solely on these qualities. Immigration to the United States...
