In this podcast, WR Immigration Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim and Partner Joey Barnett give an update on the investor visa program. Our team covers a range of topics including a review of 2022 visa report, delays on the April Visa Bulletin, concurrent filing strategies, and more!
WR Immigration was proud to sponsor the Worldwide ERC 2023 Global Workforce Symposium held in Boston this year. While at this annual meeting of global mobility professionals, we had a chance to meet with old friends and colleagues, as well as create new connections with whom to share insights on how to bring global mobility practices to the next level. If you couldn’t make the conference—or if you did attend but were overwhelmed by the sheer number of panels from which to choose—we’ve compiled a list of the hottest topics from this year’s symposium. Below, we’ve listed the topics that came up again and again in panels, keynotes, and conversations, plus ideas on what these trends might mean for the global mobility industry as we head into 2024. 1. Resistance is Futile: AI is Taking Over There was no escaping AI at this year’s GWS. In addition to the three panels on AI-related topics listed in the official schedule, there were a slew of new vendors in the exhibit hall offering AI-enhanced solutions to global mobility challenges, and discussion of how AI will transform global mobility seemed to be on everyone’s lips. AI was touted as a means of containing […]
As we previously reported, the Department of Homeland Security is making changes to Form I-9 and has created a permanent virtual I-9 document inspection procedure (“Alternative Procedure”). The most important takeaways from the DHS announcement are listed below. 1. A New Form I-9 DHS has announced that beginning August 1, 2023 employers may use the new version of the Form I-9. Use of the new Form I-9 will not be mandatory until November 1, 2023. The new Form I-9 is back to one page! 2. A Permanent Virtual I-9 Document Inspection Process (“Alternative Procedure”) DHS, in conjunction with a new regulation, has created a permanent virtual I-9 document inspection process (Alternative Procedure) that will be effective for employees hired on or after August 1, 2023. 3. The Alternative Procedure is Only Available to Qualified Employers The new virtual I-9 document inspection process is only available to Qualified Employers which, at a minimum, is an employer that is enrolled and in good standing in the E-Verify program. 4. Alternative Procedure May Be Used to Meet COVID-19 Flexibilities Deadline Qualified Employers may also utilize the Alternative Procedure in lieu of conducting a physical review of I-9 documents in order to meet the COVID-19 Flexibilities physical inspection […]
