by James Pinedo | Nov 21, 2022 | Immigration Updates
On Thursday, November 17th, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that it will honor the State Department’s Date for Filing chart from the State Department’s December 2022 Visa Bulletin. The December 2022 Visa Bulletin was released late in the...
by James Pinedo | Nov 17, 2022 | Video Resources
The time for fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap season planning is now! WR Immigration attorneys Miki Kawashima Matrician and Naveen Rahman Bhora speak on the upcoming H-1B cap season and the effects of the current economic climate on it. Topics Covered Include: Current Labor...
by James Pinedo | Nov 17, 2022 | Human Resources Services
By Miki Kawashima Matrician, Co-Managing Partner, WR Immigration Boston As fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap season begins, many employers are looking to how the current economic climate could affect their immigration plans. Here are a few considerations. For a complete...
by James Pinedo | Nov 14, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find the latest news on the Department of Homeland Security’s list of countries eligible for H-2A and H-2B programs, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s discontinuation of passport entry stamps, the Department of State’s announcement of...
by James Pinedo | Nov 14, 2022 | Video Resources
WR Immigration attorneys Miki Kawashima Matrician, Melissa Harms, and Julie Galvin continue the conversation offering the latest winning immigration strategies for HR professionals. This time our team discusses U.S. Green Cards strategies and how employers in the...
by James Pinedo | Nov 7, 2022 | Investor Visas
EB-5 is a job creation program, with an immigration benefit. The full immigration benefit does not come unless the job creation occurs first. From both an immigration and financial/investment perspective, it is critical that immigrant investors perform due diligence...
by James Pinedo | Nov 4, 2022 | Video Resources
WR Immigration Managing Partner Bernard P. Wolfsdorf and Partner Joey Barnett present in a webinar on EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visas. They provide the latest insights on strategies for concurrent filing, new rules on source of funds, and so much more. Topics Covered...
by James Pinedo | Nov 3, 2022 | Announcements
PRESS RELEASE — WR Immigration has been ranked “Tier 1” nationally and regionally in the immigration law practice area in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. On this list, WR Immigration received...
by James Pinedo | Oct 31, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find the latest news on the extension of certain Covid-19 flexibilities, the release of another round of frequently asked questions from the DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification, the DHS’s designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status,...
by James Pinedo | Oct 20, 2022 | Video Resources
WR Immigration Attorneys Kimberley Best Robidoux and Michelle Harmon review the process to complete the Form I-9, especially for foreign national employees, and those unusual instances in which a receipt notice or documents not specifically listed on the list of...
by James Pinedo | Oct 17, 2022 | Human Resources Services
For more information on the latest I-9 process best practices, consider attending an Oct. 19th WR Immigration webinar: I-9 Updates Webinar Part 2. Register here>> The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alerted employers on October 11, 2022, that they should...
by James Pinedo | Oct 17, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find the latest news on a district court upholding an extension for STEM-related Optional Practical Training, a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling declaring DACA illegal, the latest USCIS policy guidance on the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, and...
by James Pinedo | Oct 14, 2022 | Human Resources Services
A new decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sustaining the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) current rule on Optional Practical Training (OPT) is good news for the United States. The rule authorizes a limited period of...
by James Pinedo | Oct 12, 2022 | Community
WR Immigration continues to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by recognizing the contributions of two more trailblazers from within the community. Today we bring to light the exceptional political and economic accomplishments of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Maria...
by James Pinedo | Oct 12, 2022 | Announcements
In just two short weeks, WR Immigration will take center stage at the 2022 Worldwide ERC® (WERC) “Game On” Global Workforce Symposium in Las Vegas! Planning on going? Here are three groundbreaking programs we will be presenting while we’re there:...
by James Pinedo | Oct 6, 2022 | Consular Services & Travel
Due to a variety of factors, including epidemiological, economic, and political considerations, many countries are dropping their COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions. Some of the last remaining COVID-conservative countries are opening up, which is promising...
by James Pinedo | Oct 4, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find the latest news on Hurricane Ian-related guidance from the DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification and other related agencies, the lifting of COVID-related travel restrictions on the Canadian border, USCIS’ extension of Green Card validity to...
by James Pinedo | Sep 26, 2022 | Video Resources
WR Immigration Attorneys Cliff Rosenthal, Rich Yemm and Josune Aguirre Gamez give updates on the latest immigration strategies for athletes, sports agents, sports teams, and universities. In this 30-minute presentation, we strategize an athlete’s immigration case...
by James Pinedo | Sep 20, 2022 | Investor Visas
The EB-5 visa program coveted by many wealthy overseas investors is being revived after changes aimed at curbing abuses. The EB-5 visa program has attracted $37 billion in foreign investments since 2008 and the queue of wealthy applicants from China to India is...
by James Pinedo | Sep 19, 2022 | Investor Visas
The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) recently released the October 2022 Visa Bulletin, and it showed two new developments for EB-5 investors: (1) priority date retrogression of the 5th Unreserved Final Action Date (“FAD”) for China-mainland born from December 22, 2015...
by James Pinedo | Sep 19, 2022 | Human Resources Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on September 15, 2022, that it is implementing the next phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1...
by James Pinedo | Sep 19, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find the latest news on witnesses’ testimony before the Senate on the importance of immigrant workers to the U.S. health care system, DHS’ announcement on an extension for current Venezuelan temporary protected status beneficiaries, USCIS’...
by James Pinedo | Sep 15, 2022 | Video Resources
WR Immigration attorneys Miki Kawashima Matrician, Melissa Harms, and Julie Galvin present winning immigration strategies for employers in the biotech industry. Our panel discusses current immigration trends, challenges faced by biotech companies, and strategies to...
by James Pinedo | Sep 14, 2022 | Announcements, Community
Puerto Rican-born and New York-raised, Rita Moreno started her career early on Broadway at the age of 13, performing “Skydrift.” Since then, she has become a household name over the decades, starring in over 40 films and captivating audiences with her portrayal as...
by James Pinedo | Sep 13, 2022 | Announcements
Following on the news released last month announcing that WR Immigration will be leading two groundbreaking programs at the Worldwide ERC’s (WERC) 2022 Global Workforce Symposium (GWS) this October, WR Immigration is again honored to recognize that Partner Miki...
