Introduction: On May 11, 2017, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte introduced two bills to authorize and reauthorize key immigration component agencies at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with the goal of ensuring the U.S. immigration laws are enforced and maintain the integrity of America’s immigration system.1 The bill was sent to the House… Read more »
The US Department of Labor recently issued two denials of PERM certification to Apple, the first US company with a market value above $700 billion. In one interesting case upholding denial of PERM approval, the Board of Alien Labor Certification (BALCA) cited important principles relating to typographical errors on the application form 9089 filed with… Read more »
Employers who seek labor certification to employ foreign workers must prove that they have not found suitable US workers who are qualified, willing, able and/or available. Somewhere in the cosmos, there must be somebody, but US workers are not extraterrestrials to be found somewhere in the far reaches of outer space. It’s not rocket science,… Read more »
On April 18, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled, “Buy American, Hire American.”1 Enhanced Scrutiny of H-1B Program In the “Hire American” portion of the order, Trump announced he was directing DOL, DOJ, DHS, and DOS to review the current laws governing the H-1B program and suggest changes to prioritize the most… Read more »
The proposed H-1B Crackdown has created turbulence within India’s IT outsourcing industry. The economic and job creation statistics that reflect Indian IT Firm’s contribution remain positive and are steadily increasing. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
A little-known requirement in the PERM Rule states that employers must offer to train job applicants, if they can acquire the education, training, experience, and skills necessary to perform the job duties in a reasonable period of time. While deference is given to the Employer, whose judgment is the best arbiter of such matters, government… Read more »
Introduction On March 31, 2017, USCIS released a Policy Memorandum titled, “Recession of the December 22, 2000 ‘Guidance memo on H1B Computer Related Positions’”. The March 31st Policy Memorandum (PM) supersedes and rescinds the December 22, 2000, memorandum titled “Guidance memo on H1B computer related positions” issued to the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) employees by… Read more »
To download this infographic, please click here. REVISED TRAVEL BAN Unlike the previous ban, the new directive does not include Iraq in its list of countries targeted. The effective date for the Revised Travel Ban is: March 16, 2017 3 PRIMARY REASONS FOR THE TRAVEL BAN REVISION CLARIFY MIXMESSAGING – Original travel ban reflected a”negative… Read more »
While the incoming Trump Administration has not been entirely clear about how aggressively it will pursue a change of business immigration, and its primary stated agenda is an enforcement action against undocumented immigrants, there have been some indications on what changes to business based immigration to expect under a Trump Administration. Focus on Visa Abuse… Read more »
self U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently reminded F-1 students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) that transferring to another school or beginning study at another educational level (for example, beginning a master’s program after completing a bachelor’s degree) automatically terminates their OPT as well as their corresponding employment authorization document (EAD). Although authorization to… Read more »
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