On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is readying offices to re-open in compliance with local and state orders, on or after June 4. Employees in these offices are continuing...

Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-20, which states that nonresident alien individuals who intended to leave the United States but were unable to do so due to the coronavirus emergency may exclude up to sixty days of presence in the country for...

PERM Labor Certification is one of the critical first steps that needs to be taken when working towards being granted an employment-based green card in the U.S. Not every employment-based green card requires this certification, but many do. When required, obtaining Labor Certification is a prerequisite to filing an I-140.

The PERM Recruitment Period

Obtaining...

トランプ大統領は、有効な「移民」ビザを所持していない米国外にいる者に対して米国への入国を一時的に(60日間)禁止するという新しい大統領令(EO)を発表しました。

言い換えると、EOは米国外の地元の米国領事館でグリーンカードを待っている人を対象としています。ただし特定の例外があり、米国市民の配偶者と21歳未満の子供(近親者)がいる方は対象外です。

新しいEOでは、禁止の延長の可能性があることを示唆する2つの条項があります。一つは、国務長官と労働長官による追加措置を許可する規定、もう一つは米国経済へのCOVID-19の影響により米国の労働者を保護することができる規定です。

EOでは「不足している失業中のアメリカ人を希少な仕事をめぐる競争の脅威から、守ることができる」と述べています。

NPZ Law Group、P.C.の管理弁護士であるDavid Nachmanは「これは一時的な法令であるように見えますが、米国経済を刺激し、米国の労働者を雇うという優先順位付けを確実にするために、追加の法令がある可能性があります」と述べています。
NPZ Law Groupは、ニューヨーク州、ニュージャージー州にある米国、及びカナダの移民法律事務所です(カナダとインドに関連事務所があります)。 COVID-19の大流行により移民法が変わり続けるため、弊社スタッフは、引き続き米国とカナダの移民法の新たな進展を監視し続けていきます。

COMUNICADO À IMPRENSA - PARA COMUNICAÇÃO IMEDIATA - 24 de abril de 2020 - NOVA ORDEM EXECUTIVA DA TRUMP - Na quarta-feira, 23 de Abril, o Presidente Donald Trump assinou e anunciou uma nova Ordem Executiva (OE) proibindo temporariamente (por 60 dias) a entrada no EUA, aqueles que estão fora e que não têm...

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 24, 2020 - TRUMP‘S NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER - On Wednesday, April 23rd, President Donald Trump signed and announced a new Executive Order (EO) temporarily banning (for 60 days), from entry into the US, those who are outside and who do not have a valid “immigrant”...

PRENSA RELEASE - PARA LA RENUNCIA INMEDIATA - 24 de abril de 2020 - NUEVO PEDIDO EJECUTIVO DE TRUMP - El miércoles 23 de abril, el presidente Donald Trump firmó y anunció una nueva Orden Ejecutiva (OE) prohibiendo temporalmente (durante 60 días) la entrada a los EE.UU. de aquellos que están fuera y que...

If an employer is looking to sponsor an employee who is a foreign national who may be looking for an employment-based green card, the employer will most likely need to go through the PERM labor certification process.

PERM, the Program Electronic Review Management, certification must be obtained through the U.S. Department of Labor...

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted the livelihoods of Americans. In Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020 (Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak), I declared that the COVID–19 outbreak in the United States constituted a national emergency, beginning March 1, 2020. Since then, the American...

For most seeking employment-based green cards, having their employer pursue PERM Labor Certification is the first step in the process. The PERM process involves a series of requirements the employer must complete, such as a recruitment process and obtaining the prevailing wage determination. PERM is in place to help prevent employers from taking...