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The United States is a nation of immigrants. We continue to maintain a dominant position among the nations in the world because of the hard work of skilled and unskilled foreign national workers who continue to bring their unique skills and talents. Immigration to the United States provides an opportunity for the exchange of cultures and traditions and allows us to be competitive with the other dominant countries of the world. By favoring highly-skilled workers in the immigration process, the U.S. is able to remain on the cutting-edge of the worldwide brain drain. Highly-skilled professional and specialty occupation workers that come to our shores (researchers, scientists, doctors, engineers, teachers, etc.) continue to build important economic infrastructure that strengthens our tax base and revitalizes our floundering social systems. Restrictive immigration policies should be directed at hardened criminals and pronounced terrorists and those seeking to do harm to our nation. The immigration lawyers on the Visaserve Team at Nachman & Associates, P.C. provide prompt and personal immigration law services to and from the U.S. and "work hard each day to save the world one person at a time".
H-1B Admissions at Newark, NJ Airport ? Port Of Entry (POE)
Posted by: Gina Giambalvo
February 03, 2010
Topic: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa News
The AILA U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) Liaison Committee received reports from AILA members that CBP inspectors at the Newark, New Jersey airport port of entry were apparently assisting in an investigation involving certain H-1B nonimmigrants from India and certain H-1B petitioner companies. The inspectors’ questions focused on who the individuals worked for, how their pay was computed, who paid their salary, their job duties, and what they were paid. In some cases, the individuals were subjected to expedited removal and visa cancellation.
USCIS Announces that the H-1B Cap for FY2010 Has Been Reached.
Posted by: Gina Giambalvo
December 23, 2009
Topic: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday (December 22, 2009) that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2010. USCIS is hereby notifying the public that Dec. 21, 2009 is the “final receipt date” for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2010.
Compreheisive Immigration Reform for America
Posted by: Gina Giambalvo
December 16, 2009
Topic: News Articles
Yesterday, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009." Congressman Gutierrez has been joined by members of various communities within Congress. This legislation marks a path for the nation to tackle the nation's broken immigration system.
Attachments:
CIR12-09.pdf
EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USCIS SITE VISITS.
Posted by: Gina Giambalvo
November 20, 2009
Topic: News Articles
At a November 19, 2009 program put on by the Department of Homeland Security, titled "2009 Government and Employers: Working Togeether to Ensure a Legal Workforce," Ronald Atkinson, Chief of Staff of USCIS' Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) office, explained the three types of site visits that are currently being conducted. It is important for employers to be aware of the different types of site visits, and to be aware that if any site inspections occur that they should contact an immigration attorney immediately to verify compliance.
BEWARE STRANGERS BEARING GIFTS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
Posted by: Gina Giambalvo
November 19, 2009
Topic: Employment Verification / I-9 News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton today announced the issuance of Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 1,000 employers across the country associated with critical infrastructure—alerting business owners that ICE will audit their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws.
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February 03, 2010
H-1B Admissions at Newark, NJ Airport ? Port Of Entry (POE)
December 23, 2009
USCIS Announces that the H-1B Cap for FY2010 Has Been Reached.
December 16, 2009
Compreheisive Immigration Reform for America
November 20, 2009
EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USCIS SITE VISITS.
November 19, 2009
BEWARE STRANGERS BEARING GIFTS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
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