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...

Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. - Winter season 2009 is here and U.S. Customs and Border Protection is providing travelers arriving on Drummond Island, Mich., via the "Ice Bridge" from Canada with information about reporting procedures.

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A final rule published late last year in the Federal Register amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require certain federal contractors and sub-contractors to use the E-Verify system. All federal solicitations issued and contracts awarded after January 15, 2009 will include a clause...

The writing was on the wall! Foreign travelers to the U.S. who require visas (since 9/11) have to attend an in-person interview at a U.S. Consulate. Yet foreign travelers to the U.S. on the Visa Waiver Program ("VWP") do not need to undergo any...

As our economy continues in its downward spiral, company mergers, acquisitions and restructurings ("transactions") are likely to continue. In general, since a merger, acquisition or restructuring is a "corporate transaction", the immigration issues often get left in the dust. For this reason, it is...

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ("WHTI") is a U.S. law that requires all travellers, including U.S. and Canadian citizens, to present a valid passport or other approved secure document when entering the United States from within the western hemisphere. The U.S. WHTI is being...