Categories: General – Posted on April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 H-1B Annual Quota Fills in Week 1 Unsurprisingly, the H-1 annual cap filled today. H-1Bs are a nonimmigrant category visa type, reserved for specialty occupation workers with … Continue reading >H-1B Annual Quota Fills in Week 1
Categories: General – Posted on March 23, 2013 CBP To Eliminate Paper I-94 Entry Documents U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it will soon begin to not issue paper I-94 to persons … Continue reading >CBP To Eliminate Paper I-94 Entry Documents
Categories: General – Posted on March 8, 2013March 8, 2013 CBP Says Sequestration Means Long Lines at the Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently published a Frequently Asked Questions page on the impacts of sequestration on the agency. … Continue reading >CBP Says Sequestration Means Long Lines at the Border
Categories: General – Posted on March 1, 2013 DHS Secretary Addresses Sequestration How will sequestration affect Department of Homeland Security operations? On January 31, 2013, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano responded to a … Continue reading >DHS Secretary Addresses Sequestration
Categories: General – Posted on February 1, 2013 Immigration Reform Proposals The President and the Senate both announced plans for immigration reform legislation this week. There is a feeling amongst immigration … Continue reading >Immigration Reform Proposals
Categories: General – Posted on December 11, 2012December 11, 2012 B-1 In Lieu of H-1B Guidance The Department of State recently issued additional guidance to Consular Officers on how to adjudicate visa applications for “B-1 in … Continue reading >B-1 In Lieu of H-1B Guidance
Categories: General – Posted on October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Getting Admitted to the United States I’m pleased to see that West Publications has published “Visa Solutions for International Students, Scholars, and Sponsors: What You Need … Continue reading >Getting Admitted to the United States
Categories: General – Posted on October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 Canadians Can Now File New TN Petitions With USCIS The Department of Homeland Security announced today that it will henceforth accept new TN applications from Canadians via mail or … Continue reading >Canadians Can Now File New TN Petitions With USCIS
Categories: General – Posted on August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 Doing Business in the U.S. Seminar in Richmond, B.C. on 9/26 The cross-border tax specialists at VSH, PLLC will host a seminar for Canadian businesses and their advisors entitled “Doing Business … Continue reading >Doing Business in the U.S. Seminar in Richmond, B.C. on 9/26
Categories: General – Posted on August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Set to Commence The Department of Homeland Security will begin receiving deferred action applications for certain childhood arrivals on August 15th, presuming the … Continue reading >Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Set to Commence
