The U.S. Department of State (DOS)’s September Visa Bulletin, the last visa bulletin of fiscal year 2023, saw small movement for the EB-2 Final Action Date, except India and
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U.S. Department of Labor Updates PERM and Prevailing Wage Determination Processing Times
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently posted the April 2023 edition of their monthly updates regarding DOL processing times for permanent labor certification applications (PERM) and prevailing wage determination…
Continue Reading U.S. Department of Labor Updates PERM and Prevailing Wage Determination Processing TimesCongress Needs to Fix Immigration Visa Quotas to Boost Economy
Business immigration visa quotas have long presented a major hurdle for employers and employees. There is no logic to the quota systems that Congress has in place, and quotas are…
Continue Reading Congress Needs to Fix Immigration Visa Quotas to Boost EconomySenate Passes Per-Country Cap Elimination Bill that Affects Employment-Based Visa Programs Such as EB-5
The U.S. Senate passed by Unanimous Consent an amended version of H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives …
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Greenberg Traurig Elevates Courtney B. Noce to Shareholder in Atlanta
The Business Immigration & Compliance Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP is pleased to announce that Courtney B. Noce has been elevated to shareholder in the Atlanta office. Noce focuses her…
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U.S. Senate legislation Introduced to Address H-1B and Employment-Based Immigration Reforms
On Jan. 25, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced S. 2344, the Immigration Innovation Act of 2018, or I-Squared. I-Squared has been long-championed by Senator Hatch and the reintroduction of it this Congress includes “updates for this Congress.” Per Senator Hatch-
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Legislative Roundup: Business-Related Immigration Bills in the 114th Congress
Congressional efforts to pass sweeping immigration reform have stalled following the 2013 Senate passage of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. But lawmakers continue to press the case that our system of employment-based immigration merits congressional attention.
A quick survey of legislation introduced during the first session of the 114th Congress reveals that 105 bills have been introduced on the subject of immigration. These bills address a variety of immigration policies including interior enforcement, border security, workplace verification, and employment-based immigration. Among these bills are policy ideas that would have a meaningful impact on our current system. As an aside, the survey also reveals how difficult it is to pass immigration legislation in the current legislative environment: only two bills, H.R.3009 (dealing with “sanctuary cities”) and S.1300 (dealing with international adoption) have been approved by a single chamber during the first seven months of the session. And only a handful has even had the benefit of any committee consideration.Continue Reading Legislative Roundup: Business-Related Immigration Bills in the 114th Congress