With increased scrutiny at U.S. borders, many foreign nationals are understandably anxious about traveling in and out of the United States. At Harris Beach Murtha, our Immigration Practice Group has seen a surge in inquiries...more
5/20/2025
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Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Non-Citizens ,
Visas
On March 12, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services published the Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register, “Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration,” that became effective on April 11, 2025....more
4/16/2025
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Foreign Nationals ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Penalties ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS
The H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa programs has traditionally been the “go to” visa option for employers seeking to hire foreign nationals coming to the United States to fill non-professional or non-degreed...more
7/24/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Payroll Records ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Seasonal Workers ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
In September, the White House announced that it would lift all of the geographic-based travel bans as of November 8, 2021. As we previously reported, the President imposed numerous geographically based travel bans due to the...more
The H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa programs has traditionally been the “go to” visa option for employers seeking to hire foreign nationals coming to the United States to fill non-professional or non-degreed...more
he Visa Bulletin - What is it?
The Visa Bulletin is a report published by the U.S. Department of State each month, and is essentially the road map through a foreign national’s green card journey. The primary purpose of...more
In December 2020, we reported on the pandemic’s adverse effects on United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and how the nearly four-month office closure of Application Support Centers (ASCs) and Field...more
4/30/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigrants ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Writ of Mandamus
New York’s Green Light Law (The Driver's License Access and Privacy Act), which took effect on December 14, 2019, makes New York the thirteenth state to allow undocumented foreign nationals to obtain driver’s licenses. Under...more
With our ever increasingly global workforce, it is becoming critical to have an awareness of immigration related concepts, not only the legal aspects of onboarding foreign hires, but also the “human”, cultural aspects of a...more
11/8/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Records ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Records ,
Immigration Status Discrimination ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Multinationals ,
Screening Procedures ,
Visas
New immigration policy requires all U.S. Consulates to review applicants’ public social media history, past e-mail addresses and recent phone numbers when adjudicating visa applications....more
The need for a reliable and legal workforce is of utmost importance to the landscaping industry, as well as other seasonal business. I hear from seasonal employers every day about how difficult it is to find reliable U.S....more
4/8/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Migrant Workers ,
Penalties ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Trump Administration ,
Unlawful Hiring Practices