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 »USCIS Announces Completion of H-1B Cap Random Selection Process & Reaches Advanced Degree Exemption Cap
Update: At 6:10 pm EST on April 11, 2019, the USCIS announced that they have completed the H-1B Cap random selection process and have also determined that it has received a
Read More »Rob Chestnut, Airbnb | A Throwback to the early days of EIG
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast we throwback for a “fireside chat” between Rob Chestnut, Airbnb’s general counsel and Erickson Immigration
Read More »United Kingdom | Brexit Updates
EU leaders will vote on April 10 to extend the date of Brexit to June 30, 2019, following a formal request from Prime Minister Theresa May to the EU today. UPDATED: On
Read More »Singapore | Ministry of Manpower Plans Changes to Quota Rules
To be effective July 1st, 2019 for all companies hiring foreign workers, the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS)* will increase by 100 SGD per month. Additionally, the
Read More »Australia | Government Announces Two New Visa Categories to be Effective November 2019
The Australian Government has announced two new provisional visa categories, a Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional visa requiring regional sponsorship by an employer, and a
Read More »U.S. Economic Reliance on H-1B Visa Program
The United States accounts for approximately 26% of the global volume of science and engineering research. Given the current record low unemployment rate below 4% in the US,
Read More »USCIS Releases Data Regarding U.S. Employers Petitioning for H-1B Visas Since Fiscal Year 2009
USCIS launched the “H-1B Employer Data Hub” on April 1, 2019, which allows the public to search and view data on the H-1B program, including which U.S. employers are
Read More »USCIS Announces H-1B FY2020 Cap Met
Update: At 5:37 pm EST, the USCIS announced that they have received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Brexit and Football
Whether the “Yays” or the “Nays” have it, the ongoing Brexit conversation, and the outcome, may impact more than 70% of international players in the
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 »EU & UK Update: Brexit
On March 29, 2019, the UK Parliament once again voted against the Brexit Deal put forward by Prime Minister Theresa May. As previously negotiated, the Brexit date was
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