Immigration Program

Sep 212 min read

HR Guide: Impact of Company Acquisition on Different Visa Types and Green Cards

How a company's acquisition impacts visa types and processes: H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, TN, H-1B1, E-3, F-1, J-1, EAD, PWD, PERM, I-140 & I-485

Carolina Bicudo

Jul 103 min read

HR Guide: Concurrent H-1B Employment

HR Guide for employers looking to hire foreign national employees on a concurrent H-1B visa.

HR Guide: Revised I-9 Form to allow virtual documents inspection

Emily McIntosh

Jul 25, 20233 min read

HR Guide: Revised I-9 Form to allow virtual documents inspection

Employers can alternatively virtually inspect Form I-9 documents for their employees.

HR Guide: Payroll Tax Withholdings for US Visa Employees (F-1, H-1B, etc.)

Emily McIntosh

Jun 22, 20233 min read

HR Guide: Payroll Tax Withholdings for US Visa Employees (F-1, H-1B, etc.)

As an HR manager, it's important to understand the payroll tax implications for employees on student visas (F-1, J-1, M-1) versus on work...

HR Guide: Health Insurance for foreign-national Employees

Raj Singh

Apr 5, 20234 min read

HR Guide: Health Insurance for foreign-national Employees

Employees on visas may not quite understand all the nuances of the US healthcare system and so won't think about health coverage.

Emily McIntosh

Jan 30, 20235 min read

2023 (FY 2024) H-1B Lottery Timeline

USCIS announced on January 28, 2023 that the H-1B lottery registration for 2023 (Fiscal Year 2024) will open on March 01, 2023. Details here

HR Guide: I've been made responsible for immigration. Now what?

Raj Singh

Jun 30, 20225 min read

HR Guide: I've been made responsible for immigration. Now what?

Almost all the people leaders that we talk to, got immigration added to their repertoire because there was no one else to handle it.

Consider creating a Company Policy on Immigration

Emily McIntosh

Feb 4, 20216 min read

Consider creating a Company Policy on Immigration

Think of your company’s immigration strategy and policy as a tool to attract the best talent and stay competitive in the market.

Emily McIntosh

Feb 4, 20214 min read

Sample Immigration Policy

An immigration policy is necessary to set right expectations and to improve experience for your foreign national employees. Here's a sample.

COVID19 Travel Alert: U.S. consulates only processing emergency visas

Emily McIntosh

Dec 15, 20201 min read

COVID19 Travel Alert: U.S. consulates only processing emergency visas

If you are planning to travel to your home country during the pandemic and are due for a visa stamping, you should make sure that the...

The DHS reverses Prevailing Wages for Foreign National workers

Emily McIntosh

Dec 4, 20202 min read

The DHS reverses Prevailing Wages for Foreign National workers

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on December 03, 2020 that in compliance to the court orders, it will change the...

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s H-1B Visa Rules

Emily McIntosh

Dec 2, 20202 min read

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s H-1B Visa Rules

Update (Dec 04, 2020) On December 03, 2020 the Department of Labor has announced that they will be updating its Foreign Labor Application...

Immigration in 2021: First 100 days of Biden Administration

Emily McIntosh

Nov 17, 20201 min read

Immigration in 2021: First 100 days of Biden Administration

President-Elect Biden has pledged that in his first 100 days in office, his administration will work on immigration initiatives by...

November 2020 Visa Bulletin promising for Indian & Chinese Nationals

Raj Singh

Nov 9, 20204 min read

November 2020 Visa Bulletin promising for Indian & Chinese Nationals

The visa bulletins issued by the Department of State (DOS) each month are to show the availability and movement in different green card...

Proposed Changes to End H-1B Lottery in Favor of High-Wage Jobs

Raj Singh

Nov 9, 20202 min read

Proposed Changes to End H-1B Lottery in Favor of High-Wage Jobs

The Trump Administration on Oct 28, 2020 proposed a new rule that would end the H-1B visa lottery process as we know it. This rule, if it...

Lawsuit filed against USCIS for requiring biometrics for H-4 spouses

Emily McIntosh

Oct 19, 20202 min read

Lawsuit filed against USCIS for requiring biometrics for H-4 spouses

The H-4 EAD is the employment authorization document that the spouses receive to legally work in the U.S.

Raj Singh

Oct 12, 20203 min read

Stricter changes to H-1B announced

Update - Dec 02, 2020 A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday (Dec 01, 2020) struck down this Trump administration policy. This...

New DOL/USCIS Rule increases Prevailing Wages for H-1B and Green Card

Raj Singh

Oct 10, 20204 min read

New DOL/USCIS Rule increases Prevailing Wages for H-1B and Green Card

Update - Dec 04, 2020 On December 03, 2020 the Department of Labor has announced that they will be updating its Foreign Labor Application...

Emily McIntosh

Jun 23, 20202 min read

Presidential Proclamation: Suspension of Legal Immigration from outside the U.S.

President Trump, on June 22, signed an Executive Order posing restrictions on legal immigration

Raj Singh

May 20, 20203 min read

Immigration Platform: why you should consider it

Investment in an immigration platform should be about strategic returns. It should help you do your job better & mitigate immigration risks.