Executive Order on H-1Bs and Other Nonimmigrant Visas Imminent

2018-03-07T20:06:37+00:00Jan 30, 2017|

According to a report by Bloomberg, “President Donald Trump’s clash with Silicon Valley over immigration is about to become even more contentious.” We are now awaiting an Executive Order that may seriously impact H-1B Visas and other nonimmigrant Visa categories like the L-1A, L-1B, H1B1, etc. The executive order is still a draft, according to [...]

Latest Update on H-1B Executive Order

2018-03-03T16:14:23+00:00Jan 30, 2017|

White house press secretary Sean Spicer was just responding to a direct question on whether the President is likely to issue an Executive Order on the H-1B visa. Here's his response: With respect to h1bs and other visas, it is part of a larger immigration reform effort that the President will continue to talk about [...]

New Rules Affecting Certain Employment Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs – Part 3

2017-01-12T12:27:01+00:00Jan 12, 2017|

Immigrant Visa Rules 1. Priority Dates and I-140 Revocation: i. The final rule fills a hole in current regulations. Existing regulations establish that the priority date of an employment-based immigrant visa petition accompanied by a labor certification is established when the labor certification is accepted for processing by DOL. Those regulations, however, do not indicate [...]

New Rules Affecting Certain Employment Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs – Part 2

2018-11-02T15:59:54+00:00Jan 11, 2017|

Summary and Nonimmigrant Visa Rules These regulations have been long awaited and codify certain sections of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA) AND the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC21). This final rule clarifies and improves certain policies and practices in this area—policies and practices that [...]

New Rules Affecting Certain Employment Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs – Part 1

2017-01-06T13:11:58+00:00Jan 6, 2017|

On January 17, 2017, new rules[1] will go into effect to amend, “modernize and improve” certain aspects of the employment based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs. Administrative law requires that a Federal Agency (such as the Department of Homeland Security) first publish a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) and solicit comments prior to enacting [...]

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