Faraz Qaisrani ‡, associate in GT’s Immigration & Compliance Practice, is quoted in a Boston.com article titled “How to hire technology experts when talent is scarce.” The article
Continue Reading Faraz Qaisrani Quoted in Boston.com Article on Hiring Foreign Technology Workers
The Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Data Center houses the online wage library for prevailing wage determinations. A centralized database, the FLC Data Center collects and stores data on labor certifications
Continue Reading OFLC Wage Library Being Deprecated July 1
To attract high-skilled foreign workers, Canada launched a special work permit program targeting H-1B visa holders in the United States, particularly nationals of India and China. The Tech Talent Strategy
Continue Reading Canadian Government’s New Work Permit for Foreign Workers with H-1B Visas in the United States Meets Announced Target in 48 Hours
The Greenberg Traurig team recently assisted a medical products client with a rush I-140 immigrant petition requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW) to allow one of the client’s development engineers
Continue Reading Practice Spotlight: I-140 Immigrant Petition Requesting a National Interest Waiver – Expedited Filing and Approval
On March 10, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued an announcement with comprehensive guidance on parole for international entrepreneurs. This program provides an opportunity for some foreign nationals who
Continue Reading International Entrepreneur Parole Program: USCIS Issues Policy Guidance
The federal government’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, and while the new fiscal year brings new visa numbers, many EB-5 regional center stakeholders and investors were surprised by the
Continue Reading Takeaways From State Department’s EB-5 Visa Delays
On May 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to remove
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program for Foreign Entrepreneurs
The Essential Workers Immigration Coalition (EWIC), in partnership with Greenberg Traurig, continues to monitor immigration at the border. Today, two border-state senators from two different parties came together to propose
Continue Reading Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021
In our last GT Alert, Immigration and the Equine Athlete: Coming to America, Part I, we discussed the most common visas available to foreign nationals who travel to America
Continue Reading Immigration and The Equine Athlete: Coming to America, Part II
Now that the Biden administration is settling in, several immigration policies enacted by the previous administration are being put on hold or rescinded altogether. Does this mean that the most
Continue Reading Immigration and The Equine Athlete: Coming to America, Part I