Resource Articles
01 January 2008
FY 2008 H-2B Program
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING STATUTORY AND REGULATORY CHANGES TO THE H-2B PROGRAM FOR 2008 more...
01 January 2008
H-1B CAP Issues and Employment Strategies
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01 January 2008
FINAL RULE ON PROHIBITED PAYMENTS FOR “ACTIVITY RELATED TO OBTAINING PERMANENT LABOR CERTIFICATION”
On May 17, 2007, the Employment and Training Administration issued a Final Rule to clarify and augment its regulations on the permanent labor certification program. more...
01 January 2008
OPTIONS FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR 6 YEAR H-1B TIME
Have you traveled frequently outside the U.S. during your 6 years of H-1B status? Did you leave the U.S. for more than one year without completing 6 years of H-1B time? more...
01 January 2008
E-2 Treaty Investor Visas – Another Alternative to the H-1B Visa
When H-1B visa numbers for non-U.S. Master’s degree holders were exhausted on the very first day of filing this year, employers scrambled to come up with alternative ways to hire foreign professional workers. more...
01 December 2003
List of Civil Surgeons for Massachusetts
Civil Surgeons Authorized to Perform Medical Exams for for Adjustment of Status Applicants (CIS Form I-693) more...
15 June 2003
Special Registration - Countries & Dates
Reference for Annual Registration more...
15 January 2003
Special Registration Requirements for Certain Aliens Required
Countries and Dates more...
01 January 2003
List of British Commonwealth And Visa Waiver Countries
Quick Referral more...
01 August 2002 New England Human Resource Association Newsletter
PERM: US Department of Labor’s newest solution for Employment Based Green Card Sponsorship – Quicker but not necessarily better.
Proposed PERM system designed to speed up process and reduce backlogs but includes tough requirements. more...
15 July 2002
SEVIS Preliminary Implementation
New System Implementation Requires Deligent Planning and Close Adherence more...
13 April 2002
Automatic Visa Revalidation
Regulation of visa status and the issuance of a visa stamp are distinct processes controlled by two, different government agencies more...
13 April 2002
Obtaining a Visa Stamp at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate Abroad
Regulation of visa status and the issuance of a visa stamp are distinct processes controlled by two, different government agencies. When a foreign national applies for a visa stamp at a U.S. Embassy’s Consular more...
13 April 2002
Outstanding Researcher/Professor EB-1
The U.S. Immigration & Nationality Act defines employment-based immigrant visas by different preference categories. Qualifying for the First Preference (also referred to as EB-1) category is desirable because it offers expedited processing times more...
15 December 2001
Tips for Holiday Travel
If you currently have a valid nonimmigrant (H-1B or L-1) work visa, when traveling outside the United States, we suggest you carry these additional items more...
01 June 2001 The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Vol. 9, No.6)
AC21: Immigration Legislation for Real Life Employment
The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (“AC21”) (Public Law 106-313) may be the most employer friendly immigration legislation passed in the last five years. more...
