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Welcome to the Immigration Insights and Issues Blog! (III Blog for short) Immigration policies and practices are ever changing due to the political nature of the area and the complexity of the legal issues related to the...
Welcome to the Immigration Insights and Issues (III) Blog, where Dickinson Wright’s Immigration attorneys provide practical information regarding developments and issues regarding U.S. immigration law and policies affecting businesses, investors, and individuals. The goal of the blog is to provide a heads-up regarding what the immigration group is experiencing in the field, which will be useful in assessing potential challenges or future planning regarding immigration compliance and processes.
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Top RatedEmployer Tips: Preparing for FY 2021 H-1B Season and Pre-Lottery Registration
The H-1B process for fiscal year 2021 presents employers and their legal counsel with a variety of new timing and process challenges in addition to potential cost savings. The major change of note will be the insertion of a new...
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LatestUSCIS Fees Set to Change on October 2, 2020
On August 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule that makes sweeping changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule. It also removes certain fee exceptions, alters...
USCIS Fees Set to Change on October 2, 2020
On August 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule that makes sweeping changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule. It also removes certain fee exceptions, alters...
Read MoreUSCIS Accommodation on I-9 Completion Due to Its Inability to Issue Timely EAD Cards
On August 20, 2020, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that due to Covid-19 and because of its long delays in producing Employment Authorization Documents, Form I-766 (“EAD”) cards, that it...
Read MoreState Department Expands National Interest Exceptions for Nonimmigrants Subject to Presidential Proclamation 10052
As employers continue to try to find ways for essential nonimmigrants and their dependents to be issued H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 (intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program) visas subject to...
Read MoreDHS Restricts DACA Scope and Benefits While Reconsidering Program Post Scotus Decision
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued its much anticipated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy memorandum titled, “Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled ‘Exercising...
Read More“I LOST THE H-1B LOTTERY… NOW WHAT?” FOUR NONIMMIGRANT VISA ALTERNATIVES TO EMPLOY FOR FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS
Every year, U.S. employers seeking to employ foreign nationals petition United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) for work authorization under the H-1B visa program. Employment positions qualify for an H-1B...
Read MoreUSMCA Implemented: What North American Companies Need to Know on Immigration
On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force and replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that governed continental trade for more than two and a half decades. While the...
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