Even after Leo Perrero was laid off a year ago from his technology job at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. — and spent his final months there training a temporary immigrant from India to do his work — he still hoped to find a new position in the vast […]
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Proposed Regulations Include New “Grace Period” for Job Changes and Clarify Permanent Residency Portability
22 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On December 31, 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the Federal Register a long awaited proposed rule to provide guidance for immigration Acts enacted over 15 years ago – the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC-21), as amended, as well as the […]
H-1B Season is Rapidly Approaching – Plan Now for Filing New H-1B Petitions on April 1, 2016
13 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
In less than three months, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2017 (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017) H-1B quota. No more than 85,000 new H-1B visa numbers, which include 20,000 Master’s exempt numbers, are available for the […]
Congress Imposes Higher H-1B and L-1 Filing Fees on Certain Employers
22 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, which contained provisions increasing the H-1B and L-1 filing fees for employers who rely heavily on the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. The law imposes a supplemental filing fee of $4,500 per L-1 petition, and […]