USCIS Clarifies Proxy Vote Use for Certain Intracompany Transferee Visa Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance clarifying that a proxy vote must be irrevocable to establish the requisite control of a company in an L-1 visa petition.

A U.S. or foreign employer may file an L-1 visa petition to temporarily transfer a foreign employee to the U.S. from one...

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Trump Administration Ends 17-Year Protections for Salvadorans.

Ridgewood, New Jersey - Today, the Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen announced the Trump administration will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 individuals from El Salvador. TPS provides temporary and lawful immigration status to individuals currently in the U.S. and whose countries are experiencing armed conflict, environmental disasters, and extraordinary...

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DHS PROPÕE MUDANÇAS NO PROGRAMA DE VISTOS H-1B – ENTENDA O QUE PODE MUDAR


O visto H-1B é um visto de não imigrante que permite que um profissional de fora dos Estados Unidos que desempenhe uma ocupação especializada possa vir para os EUA e fazer parte da folha de pagamento de uma empresa americana. Uma ocupação especializada requer graduação em nível superior ou o seu equivalente nos EUA...
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An Update on the REAL ID Act — Is Your State Compliant?


As of today (January 4, 2018), 3 US States – New York, Michigan & Louisiana – and 2 US Territories – American Samoa & Northern Mariana Islands – remain non-compliant with the Real ID Act requirements and have not received an extension from the Department of Homeland Security which means that, barring any extensions...
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DHS PROPOSES MAJOR CHANGES TO THE H-1B VISA PROGRAM IMPACTING HIGHLY-SKILLED WORKERS AND H-1B EMPLOYERS


The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant work visa that allows an international worker in a specialty occupation to come to the U.S. and to go on the payroll of a U.S. corporation. A specialty occupation is one that requires a Bachelor's Degree or its U.S. equivalent in a specialty occupation in the sciences,...
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Hora de se preparar para a temporada do visto H-1B


É importante lembrar a todos os empregadores que pretendem contratar funcionários estrangeiros que está se aproximando a data para entrar com a documentação para o tipo de visto necessário, o H-1B.

O Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) começará a aceitar petições para o visto H-1B em 2 de abril de 2018....
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VISA BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2018

Employment-Based Preference Categories EB-4 Religious Workers and EB-5 Regional Center Categories "Unavailable. Congressional reauthorization for the EB-4 Certain Religious Workers (SR) and EB-5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) categories happened on December 22, 2017. Given legislative action for these categories, EB-4 (SR) final action dates are current, except EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras,...
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USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on NAFTA TN Status Eligibility for Economists


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is clarifying policy guidance (PDF, 71 KB) on the specific work activities its officers should consider when determining whether an individual qualifies for TN nonimmigrant status as an economist.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) TN nonimmigrant status allows qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens...
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