October 13, 2014
L Visa Eligibility and Green Card Alignment
An L-1 visa is available to an individual who was been employed by a company abroad for one continuous year…
October 13, 2014
USDOS Announces November Priority Dates
For November, the EB-3 green card category will advance by nine months to January 1, 2010 for China and by…
October 8, 2014
Employers Should Download E-Verify Historical Data Before Year End
On January 1, 2015, the E-Verify program will delete from its system all transaction records that are more than 10…
October 6, 2014
TN Work Permits
The TN work permit is available to Canadians and Mexicans who will engage in an occupation listed under the NAFTA…
October 2, 2014
The I-94 Record: An Elusive But Critical Document For Employers and Employees
During the I-9 employment verification process, an employer may accept as a List A document a foreign passport and I-94…
September 29, 2014
Green Card Lottery Begins October 1, 2014
The State Department will begin accepting online registrations for the Fiscal Year 2016 Diversity Visa Lottery on Wednesday, October 1,…
September 22, 2014
The Odd and Unforgiving World of PERM Labor Certification
In a recently reported case, a small company with only three employees posted its PERM job notice on the wall…
September 15, 2014
USDOS announces October Priority Dates
For October, the EB-3 green card category will advance by five months to April 1, 2009 for China and by…
August 26, 2014
EB-5 China Green Cards Unavailable Until October 1
The annual quota for the EB-5 China investor visa green card category has been reached and the new quota does…