Giselle presented at the SHRM Jax Annual Conference about “Managing your Foreign Talent in 2017 and Beyond under the Trump Administration”. The message of her presentation was: Prepare for the challenges ahead, but also seize the opportunities that come...
Immigration
Employer Alert: Difficulty Receiving EADs in the Mail
If a foreign national is reporting difficulty getting an EAD in the mail, consider these two common issues. There must be someone present to receive the EAD. When no one is home, the post office returns the EAD to USCIS. If you are expecting an EAD, make arrangements...
FAQs about the New Rule’s Impact on H-1B Cap Exemptions
The H-1B visa is highly sought-after. For several years now, the annual cap of 85,000 has been reach within days of the start of the filing season every April. One way to help employers apply to obtain a cap-exempt H-1B visa is to help them determine if they can be...
Employer Alert: Trump’s Budget and E-Verify
The President's budget allocates $15 million to “begin implementation of mandatory nationwide use of the E-Verify Program.” E-Verify is a government web-based system that compares information from the Form I-9 to data from US government databases to confirm the...
Immigration Success Story: Cap-Exempt H-1B for Skilled Workers and Professionals
The Marks Gray Immigration Team regularly helps employers who qualify for cap-exempt H-1B visas. This month, we are highlighting the success story of a college and a mathematics professor from Ethiopia. The H-1B allows US employers to employ foreign workers in...
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FAQs about the New High-Skilled Workers Rule and Its Impact on New H-1B Visas
On January 17, 2017, the final Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule entitled “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” took effect. The rule amended regulations related to various...
Premium Processing Suspended Temporarily
The USCIS announced that it is temporarily suspending premium processing of all I-129 H-1B petitions. The suspension will begin on April 3, 2017, the first business day for filing H-1B cap petitions. USCIS has indicated the suspension may last up to six months....