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A few large multinational companies manage their own J-1 visa programs, but most employers work with sponsoring organizations when looking to bring foreign trainees and interns to the United States for talent development. SHRM Online outlined the basic benefits and requirements of the J-1 visa program in Part 1 of this series of articles. There are currently 96

H-1B season is underway! U.S. employers can file for new H-1B visas on behalf of prospective or existing employees beginning April 2, 2018. The anticipated window for filing new H-1B petitions under the USCIS H-1B quota for FY2019 is April 2 through 6, 2018. The quota provides for 65,000 regular H-1B visas for individuals with

When the Trump administration says it wants “merit-based immigration” it’s not talking about admitting 1 million scientists and engineers, or even any additional immigrants with college degrees. In fact, in the past year, the Trump administration has not taken a single action to make it easier for U.S. employers to hire or retain high-skilled foreign

Updated | Highly skilled foreign workers who have come to the U.S. on H-1B visas are looking to take their skills north, as the Trump administration moves to place tighter restrictions on the program. Vikram Rangnekar, the founder of MovNorth.com—a platform that helps foreign workers in the tech industry make the move from the United States to Canada—said his site

In support of its efforts to combat H-1B fraud and consistent with President Trump’s Buy American Hire American initiative, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will now require employers sponsoring H-1B workers at third-party worksites to include additional information and documentation in their H-1B filings. The new policy memorandum “Contracts and Itineraries Requirements for H-1B

FAQ’s and Other Forms of Administrative Guidance by Joel Stewart Editor of The PERM Book A Practice Pointer on FAQ’s, “Do DOL FAQ’s Serve as Guidance or Law,” was recently posted on the website of the largest association of immigration lawyers in the United States. According to the Pointer, FAQ’s serve as guidance, not as

Potential Changes to Labor Condition Application: Anticipated Additional Scrutiny on Third Party Placements By: Rami Fakhoury and Melissa Winkler Contents Background on LCA’s. 1 U.S. Secretary of Labor Announcement to Confront Visa Fraud and Intent to Revise LCA. 1 Changes in the Revised LCA. 1 Secondary Employer. 1 Prevailing Wage. 2 Indicating Basis for H-1B

Article Written by Attorney: Joel Stewart In a recent case, a BALCA panel reviewed an IT case involving the issue of advertising for multiple, complex job descriptions and requirements – so complex that the Board found it violates the regulations. (Opensoft, Inc., 2013-PER-867 (BALCA, August 22, 2017). The technical language used by the employer requires