EXECUTIVE ORDER UPDATE – DEPARTMENT OF STATE ADVISES IT WILL NOT ISSUE IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT VISAS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Changes now in effect. Unless subject to an exception, U.S. Department of State will not issue new or...
UPDATE: CANADIANS, BERMUDIANS, AND ALL CURRENT VISA HOLDERS EXEMPT FROM LATEST EXECUTIVE ORDER
Quick Takeaways: Changes now in effect. Canadians and Bermudians excluded from Executive Order by virtue of being visa...
UPDATE: WHITE HOUSE SUSPENDS ISSUANCE OF H-1B, L-1, J-1, AND H-2B VISAS FOR REMAINDER OF 2020
Quick Takeaways: Changes go into effect 12:01AM EST on June 24, 2020 and unless lifted or enjoined will remain in...
ALERT: WHITE HOUSE EXPECTED TO IMMINENTLY ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDER AFFECTING H-1B, L-1, J-1, AND H-2B VISAS
Quick Takeaways: No changes in effect currently. Proposed suspension of issuing H-1B, L-1, J-1, and H-2B Visas for the...
BREAKING: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DACA PROGRAM
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind...
UPDATE – U.S. ADDS BRAZIL TO ONGOING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
Quick Takeaways: Effective 11:59PM March 26, 2020, recent visitors to Brazil will also be banned from traveling to the...
BREAKING: USCIS WILL RESUME PREMIUM PROCESSING AS EARLY AS JUNE 1, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Phased roll-out will begin June 1, full return expected by June 22 when all H-1B Petitions, including...
USCIS ISSUES TEMPORARY POLICY CHANGES FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES COMPLYING WITH J-1 WAIVER EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION DURING THE COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY
On May 11, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum introducing temporary...
H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY WITH VALID STATUS ARE ALLOWED TO EXTEND THEIR STAY BEYOND THREE YEARS DURING PANDEMIC
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an advance copy of a temporary final rule to be published and...
COMPANIES CAN USE SOME EXPIRED IDENTITY DOCUMENTS IN COMPLETING FORM I-9S
Summary: Last week (May 5, 2020) we wrote that executing a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)...
THE QUARANTINE PRESENTS RESTAURANTS WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN UP THEIR FORM I-9S
Summary: The quarantine is creating havoc in the restaurant industry. Many places temporarily closed, others went to...
FINES, PENALTIES, AND BUDGET WOES
The 2020 federal deficit will likely top $3.8 trillion and, by 2022, will be approximately 106% of the Gross Domestic...