FGI is pleased to announce that attorney Joel Stewart’s PERM article was recently published in Global Legal Group’s ICLG for 2022! Click the photo below to read the full article!
USCIS Announcement 2023 H-1B Cap Season Update U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released several updates related to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap season: · USCIS has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the FY 2023 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap)…. Read more »
FGI is pleased to announce that Jakob Lipman is joining our firm as Partner. Jakob is currently the lead attorney at Visawolf, an immigration law firm in Concord, California. Jakob will be combining his practice with that of recently named Partner, Linda Kim, to form a single entity: FGI, California. The new FGI entity will… Read more »
Priscilla Jones FGI INA Section 203(b)(1)(C) relates to evidence of what constitutes a multinational manager for purposes of petitioning for permanent residence status. According to 8 C.F.R. Section 204.5 Petitions for Employment-based immigrants, the USCIS regulations state: A United States employer may file a petition on form I-140 for the classification of an alien under… Read more »
Written by Aaron Kochenderfer Immigrants have been a reliable source for population growth across most of the so-called “rust belt cities” in the American Midwest including Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, among others. For instance, between 2000 and 2015, immigrants provided half of the population growth and offset population declines within nine of the… Read more »
Joel Stewart FGI As many stakeholders have learned, Facebook was cited for improper immigration practices based on its PERM labor certification procedures. Two consent orders were recently issued — one with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one with the Department of Labor (DOL). The background begins in 1986 when the Immigration Reform and Control… Read more »
Joel Stewart If the law is an art and not a science, PERM is a gamble and not an art. Uncertainty is prevalent throughout PERM processing, starting with the request for prevailing wage. The PERM Rule provides that a Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) may be requested either before or after recruitment has begun. Most employers… Read more »
State Dept. Announces Changes in Vaccination Requirements for Immigrants and Certain Nonimmigrants The Department of State (DOS) announced that effective October 1, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Technical Instructions for panel physicians is requiring all immigrant visa applicants, all K fiancé(e) visa applicants, and nonimmigrant visa applicants who are referred to… Read more »
October 2021 Visa Bulletin: My employer filed an EB-3 Downgrade for me and I filed a concurrent AOS, but now my priority date is “current” in EB-2 – what do I do? Michael Morton FGI An HR contact for one of our corporate clients passed along an employee’s question after seeing the October 2021 visa… Read more »
From March 15, 2021, employers who need to bring pass holders to Singapore will need to apply for entry approvals using the ‘Safe Travel portal’ under the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Who will be affected? Employers and Work Pass holders who are currently overseas and intending to return to Singapore will be affected by… Read more »
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