2 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates about 362,000 U.S. citizens may be subject to passport denial or revocation. Many of those affected may be on expatriate assignment abroad. Starting in January 2018, the IRS and U.S. Department of State (DOS) began implementation of IRS Code Section 7345, a provision […]
2 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
By Gauri Bhatia, CNBC A popular, yet controversial U.S. immigration program that grants “visas to millionaires” is feeling the heat, weeks before it is up for renewal. On Sept. 30, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program – under which foreigners have invested billions of dollars in the U.S. to obtain permanent […]
2 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
Today, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Labor (DOL) expanded their collaboration to better protect U.S. workers from discrimination by employers that prefer to hire temporary visa workers over qualified U.S. workers. This new partnership, memorialized in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishes protocols for […]
Law360 (July 27, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT) — The Trump administration has denied or questioned more visas for highly skilled immigrant workers since President Donald Trump signed his “Buy American and Hire American” executive order last year, a policy report released Wednesday has found. According to the nonpartisan National Foundation […]
