AILA/CBP Liaison Committee Practice Pointer: E-1/E-2 Admissions 1 2 Over 80 countries are signatories to bilateral treaties or other arrangements with the United States that may allow citizens of those countries to qualify for an E-1 visa or an E-2 visa to conduct trade or direct an investment in...
Monthly Archives: February 2012
U.S. H2B Visa Cap Count – Fiscal year 2012
02/06/2012 – H-2B Cap Count As of 2/3/2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reports that thye have receipted 31,626 petitions toward the 33,000 H2B cap amount for the first half of the 2012 fiscal year. This count includes 24,015 approved and 7,611 pending petitions. H-2B cap count information for the...
Businesses Embrace Canadian Post-grad Work Permit Changes
February 08 2012 Businesses in Canada have embraced recent changes to the Canadian immigration rules governing post-graduate work permits. The new rules allow students who have completed degrees in Canada to work in their field while completing post-graduate studies. The changes remove restrictions on students working off-campus during study, which often led to...
U.S. Makes “Global Entry” Program Permanent
02/06/2012 – Washington Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the publication of a Final rule that would establish Global Entry—a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) voluntary initiative, which allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low- risk travelers to streamline the international arrivals and admission...
USCIS To Host Seminar For Entrepreneur Immigrants
USCIS Entrepreneurs in Residence Information Summit Announcement February 22nd, 2012 Silicon Valley, CA 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to join us as we launch our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative with an Information Summit focused on...
USCIS Annouces EB5 Green Card Issuance Report
The Department of State issued 2,364 EB-5 green cards between October 1, 2011, and mid-January 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced at its quarterly EB-5 stakeholders meeting on January 23, 2012. At that rate, over 9,000 EB-5 visas might be issued this federal fiscal year, which is very...
Canadian Government Closes Embassy in Syria
Ottawa, January 31, 2012 — Due to the continuing violence in Syria, the Visa and Immigration Section at the Canadian Embassy in Damascus is closed and services have been transferred to neighbouring visa offices, Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced today. “Following this redistribution, the visa offices...
Worksite Enforcement Audits – U.S. Employer Best Practices
The United States Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel Lists Employer Best Practices During Worksite Enforcement Audits The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices has released the following do’s and don’ts for employers facing audits by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): DO: - ...
