Accelerate HR Panel Event, Tyson’s Corner | January 30
On Wednesday, January 30, EIG attorneys Jeff Quilhot and Miatrai Brown, led a panel discussion on global mobility at the Global HR News Mobility Accelerate Event. We were
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Immigration court backlogs have only been exacerbated by the shutdown with estimates of over 400 immigration judges furloughed, approximately 500 immigration cases per day
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Research completed by Pew Research Center found that the US has the largest college-educated immigrant population in the world. Further, the percentage of immigrants in the
Read More »Premium Processing Resumes for FY2019 H-1B CAP Cases
Update: Starting Monday, January 28, premium processing will become available for pending FY2019 H-1B CAP cases. Premium Processing requests can be submitted for cases
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Immigration Story, Featuring NPR’s Betto Arcos, Part 2
Listen to the second part of our conversation with Betto Acros in this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast two-part series. Enjoy the international journey Arcos relives
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In this week’s two-part Immigration Nerds podcast, Betto Arcos shares his immigration story—humble beginnings in Veracruz, Mexico, a career in journalism and music
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 »Immigration Nerds Talk About Asylum Law and the Government Shutdown’s Affect on Detention Centers
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, Cair Coalition Litigation Director Claudia Cubas joins us to discuss the court cases that are currently moving the needle in
Read More »Italy | Government Announcement on EU Exit for British Nationals
TheItalian Government announced that they are working on a declaratory procedure for British nationals living and working in Italy. The new legislation establishes that if
Read More »Singapore | Higher Minimum Salary for Applicants for the S Pass
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced that effective January 1, 2019, the S Pass minimum salary requirement will be $2,300.00 SGD. The qualifying salary will be
Read More »Israel | Rise in Entry Denials
Israeli border control officials denied entry to 19,000 foreign nationals in 2018. According to the border control, the reasons for entry denials varies but is often due to
Read More »China Travel Advisory
The Department of State has issued a travel advisory for China encouraging travelers to “exercise increased caution” as a result of arbitrary enforcement of local laws
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