J-1 Visa Requirements that every Employer should know
- March 1, 2018
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
- Category: News Room
No CommentsA 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
New 2018 CAP Filing DEADLINE
- March 1, 2018
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
- Category: News Room
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
Key distinctions between Merit and Lottery based visa systems
- March 1, 2018
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
- Category: News Room
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
Canada may hold the desired “American Dream” for skilled Tech Workers
- March 1, 2018
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
- Category: News Room
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
New H-1B Rule Requirements for Third Party Worksites
- February 28, 2018
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
- Category: News Room
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
- October 4, 2017
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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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
3 potential CHANGES to the Labor Condition Application
- September 13, 2017
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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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
Is Your PERM Travel Requirement Conjunctive or Disjunctive?
- September 11, 2017
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
- Category: News Room
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
H-1B Wage Compensation for IT Industry
- August 8, 2017
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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H-1B Wage Compensation for IT Industry Article Written by: Melissa Winkler Article Published on: August 8, 2017 The USCIS report found that the majority of 2017 petitions (105,827 out of 336,107), were filed with a beneficiary compensation level between $50,000 and $74,999. The next largest group’s (99,326) levels were $75,000 - $99,000, while those ofTOP U.S. H-1B Occupations
- August 8, 2017
- Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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Top U.S. H-1B Occupations Article written by FLG Attorney: Melissa Winkler Article published on: August 7, 2017 Over the past ten years, the vast majority of H-1B filings have been for computer- and IT-related positions such as computer systems analysts (22.1% of positions certified by the DOL), software developers - applications (15.8%), and computer programmers