According to the SF Chronicle with unemployment rising, foreign workers are less welcome, say immigration restrictionists, who have vowed to oppose offering legal status to the nation’s estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants. Until a comprehensive bill is introduced in Congress, Obama’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona…
In November, the U.S. economy shed jobs at the fastest rate in 34 years – and experts say December could be even worse. The number of jobs lost in the current recession, which began in December 2007, surpasses the 1.6 million jobs lost in the 2001 recession. As a result,…
For employers that rely on the H2B Visa to staff workers, 2009 may be the worst year ever. On December 3, 2008, USCIS updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards the H-2B cap on the USCIS website. As of December 1, 2008, 12,371 petitions have been counted…
As the H1B season is coming up, I wanted to cover another category of this visa based on the Free Trade agreements with Singapore and Chile. Although Chilean and Singaporan nationals still have available to them the B and L visa categories, the new H-1B1 category is available to “professionals”…
According to a recent BusinessWeek article, A new U.S. government report confirms that companies are using the visas to hire illegally. I am shocked, really, I thought all employers are following the law and abiding by the visa rules. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) found that 13% of the…
So now it is official TN visas can issued for 3 years and not just 1 as before. So many applicants were calling in the past year asking when will the rule become law, well not it is official. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has increased the maximum period…
To ensure that the mailroom does not erroneously reject your non-subject H-1B, make sure the cover letter emphasizes in Bold, 14 point font, colors, etc., that the petition is NOT subject to the cap. Make clear why the petition is not subject to the cap, and state it as simply…
Employers that violate the H1B program requirements, may be barred by the government from filing future cases. The Department of Labor published a recent list of such employers for the public to be informed. Click here for the complete list of debarred employers
Another sad day for immigration lawyers, employers and workers. USCIS announced it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of Fiscal Year 2009. This is a clear sign the system is not working, we need more visas to jump…
Sad but true, it seems that H2B visas will run out in the next few days. Here is a recent count update as provided by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. July 23, 2008 H-2B Count On July 24, 2008 USCIS updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards…