WR Immigration invites you to attend this amazing webinar series with Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim to gain insights to the immigration industry. Join us on November 16 at 11:00 am PT to hear details about the December Visa Bulletin for both Employment-Based and Family-Based schedules.
For an in-depth look at this topic and other E-2 Visa strategies, register for WR Immigration’s Jan. 19, 2023, webinar. By Joey Barnett, Partner, WR Immigration On December 15, 2022, Congress substantially changed E Visa eligibility, in particular for those who have used Citizenship by Investment program of countries to acquire citizenship in a treaty visa country. It appears President Joe Biden will pass this provision into law by end of year as part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. Now, an E visa applicant must be domiciled in that country of citizenship for “a continuous period of not less than 3 years at any point before applying for an E nonimmigrant visa.” 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E), which defines the E visa class, now states (with emphasis on the new provision): An alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national, or, in the case of an alien who acquired the relevant nationality through a financial investment and who has not previously been granted status under this subparagraph, […]
By Laura Bloniarz, Senior Associate, WR Immigration Whether it’s called downsizing, rightsizing, streamlining, layoff, “redundancies”, reduction in force, off-boarding, force reduction, re-engineering – it’s all the same employment action, and any type of non-voluntary termination of employment at your company has an impact on your company’s immigration program. All of these considerations and more are discussed in the upcoming Dec. 13th WR Immigration webinar, Immigration Planning: Preparing for a Global Recession? Register Here>> How can an employer support their foreign national employees[1] in the wake of layoffs? Termination of employment is always tough, but it is particularly tough for foreign national employees. To the greatest extent possible, we recommend proactive communication with the employer’s immigration counsel to ensure the legal team is prepared to dedicate sufficient resources to timely support consultations for all impacted foreign national employees. For the reasons described in detail below, we recommend offering consultations to both terminated foreign national employees and retained foreign national employees as both experience unique challenges after layoffs. What happens when employment is terminated for a Foreign National employee? As an employer of foreign national employees, it is critical to follow the required obligations for terminating an H-1B worker. The employer has […]
