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UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND BUSINESS IMMIGRATION-RELATED EVENTS.
AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO OUTBOUND IMMIGRATION
Date: April 30, 2009
Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Hilton Gateway Hotel, Newark
The global marketplace has produced a
global workforce, and more and more American
citizens and foreign nationals currently
employed in the United States find themselves
taking or being assigned to jobs in areas
including Europe, Asia, Canada and Mexico.
Since each country has its own set of laws
and rules regarding foreign workers,
companies seeking doing business abroad often
face a daunting array of paperwork and
bureaucracy when they go global. At this
comprehensive program, you'll hear a review
of the immigration and work permit
requirements in the most popular corporate
destinations. The program is designed to
provide practical and useful advice for
corporate managers, attorneys, HR
professionals or anyone seeking foreign
employment.
To
Register, click here . . .
2009 MID-YEAR REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION LAW:
UPDATES AND CHANGES IN THE LAW
Date: May 7, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Location: Bergen County Bar Association,
George W. Newman Law Building, Hackensack, NJ
Topics of Discussion will include a
presentation on Updates and changes in
Business Immigration Law, presented by
Victoria Donoghue, Esq.; Changes
to Family-Based Immigration, presented by Mel
Solomon, Esq.; Updates on Consular
Processing, by Michael Phulwani, Esq.;
Criminal Aspects of Immigration Law and
Recent Legislation, presented by Ed
Schulman, Esq.; and Updates to Removal
Proceedings and the Executive Office of
Immigration Review, presented by Melinda
Basaran, Esq.
Click
Here for more info . . .
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW
Date: May 8, 2009
Time: TBA
Location: Bangkok, Narai Hotel, Bangkok
David Nachman, Esq. and David Sindell,
Esq., two prominent U.S. Business Immigration
Lawyers will present an overview about
immigration to the United States including a
discussion about family based cases for
immediate relatives, business visas and
nonimmigrant visa and processing visas at the
Consulate in Bangkok.
For
more information, click here . . .
Please
click here to register . . .
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Dear Readers:
FIRST, please note that there are still H-1B
visas available. Unlike the "H-1B season"
last year there are still H-1B visas
available weeks after the April 1st filing
date. If you feel that you may be able
to qualify for an H-1B nonimmigrant visa or
if your organization thinks that there may be
a need for an H-1B nonimmigrant on or about
October 1st, we encourage you to contact us
at info@visaserve.com.
SECOND, Victoria Donoghue, Esq. in our
office has been appointed as the Chairperson
of the new "Sustainability Division" of Firm.
This Division will focus on Nonimmigrant and
Immigrant Visas for Workers in GREEN
INDUSTRIES throughout the U.S. In the past
Ms. Donoghue has secured green cards and
temporary work visas for Scientists and
Researchers who have developed renewable
energy sources. Additionally, our staff
continues to assist environmental engineers
and researchers with nonimmigrant and
immigrant visas in the U.S.
THIRD, President Obama seems to be one
step closer to being able to secure
Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Vice
President Biden has spoken with Senator Arlen
Specter and we are given to understand that
Senator Specter may be joining the ranks of
the Democratic Party. Senator Specter has
been and continues to be a proponent of legal
immigration in the U.S. We met with Senator
Spector on Capitol a few weeks ago. Stay
turned for more on these important political
initiatives and how they may impact upon you
and your staff.
FOURTH, last Friday, Nachman & Associates,
P.C. held its Second Annual Employment
Verification Training Program at Fairleigh
Dickenson University. The Program was FREE
for the attendees. The Program drew HR
Managers and Professionals from throughout
the Tri-state area. We thank those that
participated and especially our Government
Panelists who traveled from Washington D.C.
We are in the process of organizing an event
like this in Atlantic City in June. We will
keep our readership posted. If you, or any
member of your staff, should have any
questions, please feel free to contact us at info@visaserve.com.
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| CIS UPDATES: News from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
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CIS Updates Count of FY 2010 H-1B Petition
Filings:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
("CIS") announced an updated number of filings
for H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2010
program on April 27, 2009. CIS has received
approximately 45,000 H-1B petitions counting
toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000
cap. The agency continues to accept petitions
subject to the general cap.
Click
Here for more info . . .
CIS Updates New I-9 Q&A's:
CIS issued a reminder that the revised
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility
Verification, goes into effect April 3rd 2009.
Questions and Answers follow the update.
Click
Here for more info . . .
Applicability Date for E-Verify Federal
Contractor Rule Extended:
The applicability date of the final rule
requiring federal contractors and
subcontractors to begin using the CIS'
E-Verify system has been pushed back by six
weeks to June 30, 2009.
Click
Here for more info . . .
CIS Q&As on Extension of Post-Completion
Practical Training and F-1 Status Under Cap
Gap Regulations:
CIS Q&As on post-completion practical
training and F-1 status under cap gap
regulations address the automatic extension
of F-1 student status in the U.S. for certain
students with pending or approved H-1B
petitions. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement ("ICE") also recently released a
fact sheet and checklist for employers meant
to serve as general guidance on the OPT
application process.
Click
Here for the CIS Q&A's. . .
Click
Here for the ICE Checklist . . .
CIS Releases a Checklists to Aid in the
Completion of Petitions for Religious
Workers:
CIS recently posted a Checklist for
Religious Workers for Form I-129 and a
Checklist for Ministers and Religious Workers
for Form I-360 to its website, to aid in the
completion of petitions.
Click
Here to view the Checklist for Form I-129 . .
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Click
Here to view the Checklist for Form I-360 . .
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Advance Copy of the I-90 Notice, and Q&A for
revised I-90 filing instructions:
CIS is changing the filing location for
the Form I-90, Application to Replace
Permanent Resident Card. Upon the effective
date of this notice, you must mail all paper
versions of the Form I-90, including any
initial evidence or supporting documentation,
to the designated Lockbox Facility located in
Phoenix, Arizona, instead of to the Lockbox
facility in Los Angeles, California or to any
CIS Service Center. On April 27, 2009, CIS
posted Q&A's about this.
Click
Here to read the Q&A's . . .
Update on Processing N-400s for Military
Applicants:
This April 1st 2009 Memorandum from
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director,
CIS, provides
guidance on the processing of N-400
applications filed by applicants in the
military who fail to appear for their
naturalization interview or fail to respond
to a request for evidence. The memo revises
Chapters 15 and 72 of the Adjudicator's Field
Manual.
Click
Here for more info . . .
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| DHS UPDATES: News from the United States Department of Homeland Security. |
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U.S. Embassy and All U.S. Consulates in
Mexico Have Suspended Non-Essential Services
Until May 6th:
As a precautionary measure in connection
with the outbreak of H1N1 "swine" influenza,
the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and all U.S.
Consulates throughout the country have
suspended all non-essential services to the
public until May 6. Consular services for
U.S. citizens will be limited to emergency
assistance and to citizenship applications.
Click
Here for more info . . .
DHS Announces Air Travel Partnership with
The Netherlands:
On April 23rd 2009 DHS announced the
launch of a new initiative with The
Netherlands to open
membership in expedited air travel programs
to citizens of both countries to try and
streamline entry processes for pre-screened
fliers. CBP also announced that pursuant to
an arrangement between the U.S. and the
Netherlands, CBP is expanding eligibility for
participation in the Global Entry pilot
program to include citizens of the
Netherlands who participate in Privium, a
Dutch expedited travel program.
Click
Here for more info . . .
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| DOL UPDATES: News from the United States Department of Labor. |
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DOL Launches iCERT Portal:
DOL announced that the new iCERT
electronic portal was placed into production on
April 15, 2009.
Click
Here to visit the iCERT Portal . . .
BALCA Finds Prevailing Wage Determination
Expiration Date is Imprecise:
BALCA upholds denial of PERM application,
finds that Employer's response of "N/A" to
9089 Section F-8 regarding the expiration
date of the validity period of the Prevailing
Wage Determination ("PWD") is nonsensical.
Also finds, that Employer's provision of the
year 2004 in response to the request for
review was too imprecise. Matter
of Choe, 2008-PER-00145 (1/5/09).
No Equitable Relief for Employer who
Failed to Recruit or File Application within
PWD Validity Period:
BALCA affirms denial of PERM application
as the employer did not conform with the
regulatory requirement to conduct the
recruitment or file the application within
the validity period of the SWA prevailing
wage determination. BALCA did not find that
equitable relief was warranted. Matter of
Redheads Bistro and Bar, 2008-PER-00216
(1/5/09).
BALCA Finds Employer's Placement of Job
Order after Denial Does Not Cure Application
Defect:
BALCA affirms CO's denial of the PERM
application, finding that the employer's
placement of a job order after receiving the
denial determination could be used to support
a new application, but it did not cure the
defect with the application as submitted.
Matter of JJR Mexican Grill, Inc.,
2008-PER-00132 (1/5/09).
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| OTHER NEWS: Legislative Updates and More. |
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The New York Times reports that President
Obama plans to address CIR this year:
"Mr. Obama plans to speak publicly about
the issue in May, administration officials
said, and over the summer he will convene
working groups, including lawmakers from both
parties and a range of immigration groups, to
begin discussing possible legislation for as
early as this fall."
Click
Here to read more . . .
Federal Reserve And CIS Publish EAWA
FAQs:
The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System And CIS Published FAQs
providing guidance on how the Employ American
Workers Act ("EAWA") applies to recipients of
funding under section 13 of the Federal
Reserve Act.
Click
Here for more info . . .
Link provided courtesy of ILW.com
In Celebration of Immigrants:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports "When
it celebrates the spirit of invention next
month, Akron's National Inventors Hall of
Fame will quietly acknowledge a little-known
facet of American innovation: Seven of the 16
people being honored as great American
inventors are
immigrants."
Click
Here to Read More . . .
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