Ep 139 – Navigating Immigration: How to Hire Current Visa Holders
Workology podcast interview with Jason Finkelman who explains why employers are turning to recruiting and hiring current H-1B visa holders.
Potential Changes to Skilled Immigration Programs in 2018
The Trump administration’s future immigration intentions were recently announced and they list possible regulations under development.
U.S. Workplace Immigration Update: Visa Extension Scrutiny
USCIS has announced updated policy guidance, to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial visa petitions and visa extension petitions.
New Immigration Interviews for Employment-Based Green Cards
New Immigration Interviews for Employment-Based VIsas In-person interviews will be necessary starting on October 1st for people wishing to change from an employment-based nonimmigrant status (such as H-1B, L-1, or O-1 status) to legal permanent residence (or “green card”) status in the United States, according to a statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). […]
Labor Department Immigration Investigations Are Changing
Labor Department Immigration Investigations Are Changing The Labor Department has announced plans to more aggressively enforce employment-based nonimmigrant visa programs and crack down on abuses of worker visa programs through increased investigations. The statement, made two months after U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced it would begin targeting certain H-1B visa employers, calls for: Use […]
Ep 104 – H-1B Visas, Immigration & the Travel Ban
In 2017, there will be 65,000 H-1B visas granted to over 300,000 applicants. Given the crazy economic climate right now and a lot of uncertainty with regard to immigration and President Trump’s administration. I thought we would talk about the things as business leaders can expect, what we can change and the impact that immigration […]
