Predicting 2020 U.S. Immigration Changes
Looking ahead to 2020, a lot of changes are in store for U.S. immigration policy. Not through laws passed by Congress, but through rule-making processes from Federal agencies including USCIS.…
Canadians with L-1 Visa Renewals Being Turned Away at the Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are turning away some Canadian workers at the border. Without notice, CBP abandoned a decades-long policy of allowing Canadians to apply for L-1…
No More Visas for Biotech, AI, and Robotics?
The U.S. Commerce Department could place limits on which companies can sponsor H-1B and O-1A visas. Commerce is evaluating designating artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and other categories as “emerging technologies” that…
NAFTA Successor Brings No Change to Trade-Related Visas
The new trade deal reached between the U.S., Canada and Mexico last month preserves the immigration provisions in NAFTA. That means when the new trade agreement goes into effect, it…
Australia Work Visas Potential Boon to U.S. Companies
By Sophie Alcorn and Valerie Dagama Pereira How can visas in the Land Down Under benefit U.S. companies? Australia offers a few visa options, including a pilot program that began…
Competition Down 20% in H-1B Lottery
The volume of H-1B applications submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and subject to the annual cap dropped for the second consecutive year under the Trump administration. Cap-subject…
Alternatives for Working H-4 Visa Holders and Their Employers
The spouses of H-1B visa holders face losing their work permits. If you’re one of the nearly 180,000 individuals in this situation or have an employee in this situation, what…