Erickson in the News: No one ‘is safe’: H-1B visa approvals plunged 10% last year, feds say
Melia Russell | June 5, 2019 According to new data released by the federal government on the state of the H-1B visa, commonly used for high-skilled workers in tech,
Read More »Erickson in the News: ‘They don’t like Canadians’: New border obstacle for high-skilled workers
Melia Russell | April 12, 2019 Some U.S. border agents have quietly begun refusing to process work visas for Canadians already working in the country, a change that is
Read More »Erickson in the News: Changes to H-1B visa lottery create ‘stress’ for tech companies and employees
Paayal Zaveri | Aditi Roy Vraj Parikh started coding when he was 8 years old. He’s been coding ever since, with his passion for computer programming bringing him to the
Read More »2019 BAMM Annual Mobility Conference | February 20
EIG is proud to be a Keystone sponsor at the BAMM Annual Mobility Conference, Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Jerry Erickson EIG Principal, and Alejandra Zapatero, Director,
Read More »Erickson in the News: Trump changes high-tech visa system, making it less attractive for employers
by Sean Higgins | January 31, 2019 The Trump administration announced changes to the H-1B visa program Thursday that would make the process more favorable toward the most
Read More »Welcome to the New and Expanded EIG
Welcome to our new and expanded office space! Two years ago, after the tremendous growth of our EIG Team, we moved from our original home in Woodbridge, VA., to our current
Read More »Erickson in the News: Navigating Employment and Immigration Practice Compliance
Download the full paper by EIG attorney Miatrai Brown here: Bloomberg_Navigating Employment Compliance and Immigration Practice Compliance. Protecting economic interests
Read More »Erickson in the News: Calculating 1-Year Employment Requirement For L-1 Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently issued a policy memorandum[1] to clarify the one-year foreign employment requirement for L-1 visa holders. The
Read More »LAW360 | Expert Analysis: Revised DOL Form Will Impact Upcoming H-1B Cap Season
By Miatrai Brown, Erickson Immigration Group Attorney On Nov. 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new edition of the Labor Condition Application, or LCA, Form
Read More »LAW360 | Expert Analysis: Potential Pitfalls Of Hiring Without Degree Requirements
By Xavier Francis and Kane Vongsavanh, Erickson Immigration Group Attorneys Employers might no longer be requiring potential hires to have a college degree as a
Read More »Erickson in the News: Protectionism and Global Immigration in 2018
By Salman Cheema, Business Immigration Attorney and Tarunpal Dhillon, Attorney, Erickson Immigration Group For much of the last decade, waves of populist policy measures
Read More »Not All Heroes Wear Capes
There are many things that can throw a wedding party into turmoil – a missing dress, a sick groomsman, a burst pipe at the reception venue. This summer, a border nearly
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