What Happens to President Trump's Immigration Proclamations During President Biden's First 100 Days?
Employment Visa Restrictions: Past, Present, and Future by Sang Shin
Update from Washington: Employer's Preview of Immigration Restrictions from the Administration
The ever-changing landscape of employment-based immigration continues to pose challenges for U.S. employers. With increased scrutiny on foreign national workers, compliance audits, and evolving nonimmigrant visa policies,...more
As the second Trump administration takes office, we offer the following considerations for visa holders (F-1, H-1B, L-1, E-2, TN, and others) who are seeking to travel internationally....more
One of the simplest but most important steps that employers should take to minimize the workforce disruptions associated with the upcoming change in presidential administrations is to avoid international travel by certain...more
Over the last few months, you may have read about major travel restrictions for foreign workers entering the United States. What key facts do employers need to know? ...more
This alert summarizes a number of important developments affecting business immigration that occurred last week, including a number of federal court decisions enjoining certain presidential and regulatory actions, as well as...more
Just how much impact is the global pandemic having on foreign national workers and business immigration? Matt Hoyt addresses this question and gives us a breakdown of which foreign national workers are most at risk and how...more
USCIS Will Increase Filing Fees as of October 2, 2020 - On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced it will increase filing fees effective October 2, 2020. The fee increases will...more
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new fee structure that will take effect on October 2, 2020. The final rule, published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, announced that...more
On June 22, 2020, the President issued an extension and expansion of a previously issued Proclamation that suspends the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States. The previous Proclamation suspended the...more
As discussed in our prior Alert, on June 22, 2020 President Trump issued a proclamation extending until December 31, 2020 the ban on the entry of individuals applying for immigrant visas (“green cards”) outside of the United...more
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order suspending the issuance of a variety of United States work visas until the end of 2020. ...more
On Monday afternoon, President Trump issued his “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak.” The order temporarily suspends the issuance of new H-1B...more
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Coronavirus Outbreak," effective June 24, 2020 through December 31, 2020. ...more
This updates our Legal Alert of April 22, 2020, which discussed President Trump’s 60-day suspension on the entry of individuals applying for immigrant visas (“green cards”) outside of the United States....more
On Monday, President Trump issued a Proclamation restricting certain foreign workers from entering the U.S. through the end of 2020, claiming it is necessary to curb the “economic contraction resulting from the COVID-19...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump issued a new entry ban directly affecting foreign nationals in H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 status. Below is a list of 20 questions and answers that have surfaced in the first 24 hours since the...more
President Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending the entry of certain H-1B, L-1, H-2B and J-1 foreign national workers and their dependents who are currently outside of the U.S. and do not have a valid visa or...more
Presidential Proclamation Temporarily Suspends New H-1B, H2B, J-1, and L-1 Visa and Travel from Abroad - On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation (“Proclamation”) suspending and limiting the entry of...more
- Visa issuance and entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visa holders are suspended. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone who already...more
In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. labor market, on Monday President Trump tweeted “I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration into the United States.” Yesterday, the President signed an Executive...more
On November 14, 2019 the Trump Administration proposed increasing the cost of filing many types of non-immigrant and immigrant visa applications. The proposed rule to implement these fees increases is currently open for...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new data confirming that both requests for evidence (RFEs) and denials are on the rise for many nonimmigrant visa categories. The rates for RFEs and denials, which...more
On November 29, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) announced the publication of a policy memorandum dated November 15, 2018 that clarified the L-1 one-year foreign employment requirement. The memorandum...more
A learned colleague, Rob Cohen blogged, what could be called “a cry into the wilderness” in 2014 suggesting that the regulation at 8 C.F.R.§245.23(j) be amended so that an individual who departed the United States before an...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will suspend Premium Processing of all H-1B filings starting on April 3, 2017. This includes all Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B cap filings, as well as H-1B...more