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Immigration and AI: How Companies and Foreign Nationals Can Take Advantage of New and Improving Immigration Opportunities

Nov 14, 2023 | Announcements

Opportunities for foreign nationals working in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have been plentiful even before the recent Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence was issued. How will the new Executive Order increase options for employers to recruit and hire foreign AI/emerging technologies talent? What other immigration options do foreign nationals have besides employer-sponsored programs?

Join WR Immigration attorneys Cliff Rosenthal and Nathan Grow on November 29 at 11 am PT to learn strategies for hiring and retaining foreign talent in the wake of this Executive Order.

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