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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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LatestRisky “Business”: A Refresher on Permissible (and not so permissible) Activities in B-1 Business Visitor Classification
Have you ever had any foreign nationals “visit” your company from one of your entities outside the U.S.? Did you help the foreign national visitor fit right in and seem like part of your team and like any other employee? Did...
Risky “Business”: A Refresher on Permissible (and not so permissible) Activities in B-1 Business Visitor Classification
Have you ever had any foreign nationals “visit” your company from one of your entities outside the U.S.? Did you help the foreign national visitor fit right in and seem like part of your team and like any other employee? Did...
Read MoreNew Form I-9 Version Announced – Must Be Used May 1
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in the Federal Register on January 31, 2020, that the new version of Form I-9 (rev.10/21/2019) would be available for use on January 31, BUT employers can still continue...
Read MoreUSMCA: Immigration Chapter and TN Visas Unaffected by New Law
The new and much anticipated United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement (USMCA) replacing and modernizing the 25 year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been in the headlines for a couple of years. The USMCA has...
Read MoreEmployer 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...
Read MoreVisa Reciprocity Fees and E-2 Visa Adjudications – Targets for Change in 2020
Change is a constant in immigration visa adjudications and drastic changes can be implemented from one day to the next without much, if any, notice. For example, the reciprocity fees for the nonimmigrant visas for Australian...
Read MoreIt’s a Holly, Jolly . . . Potential Folly?: Travel Tips for U.S. Work Visa Holders During the Holiday Season
’Tis the season for celebrating the holidays! Globally, offices and plants are closing their doors for a couple of days to a few weeks. While most people are finalizing their last-minute shopping and preparing for a (hopefully)...
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