29 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the suspension of premium processing for H-1B cap petitions would be extended from the original date of September 11, 2018, through the estimated date of February 19, 2019. Additionally, the CIS has announced that, beginning September 11, […]
27 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
Federal investigators found San Jose tech giant Cisco discriminated against American workers by favoring visa-carrying foreign nationals, according to a new report. The U.S. Department of Labor concluded that Cisco “secured visas for foreign workers instead of hiring U.S. citizens for certain jobs and paid the visa holders at a […]
24 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
WASHINGTON August 23, 2018 – A Trump administration “public charge” rule expected to be unveiled soon could create the potential to significantly reshape family-based legal immigration to the United States—and reduce arrivals from Asia, Latin America and Africa—by imposing a de facto financial test that 40 percent of the U.S. […]
The forces of anti-immigration politics are upending liberal governments all over Europe — with voters in 21 of 28 EU countries citing immigration as the top issue facing the continent, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey. The big picture: That’s a disconnect with the reality — migrant arrivals in those countries […]
