The E2 Investor Visa allows an individual to enter and work inside of the United States based on an investment he or she will be controlling, while inside the United States. This visa must be renewed every other year, but there is no limit to how many times one can renew. Investment must be \"substantial.\"
There is no minimum amount, but generally speaking, $150,000 invested in the US is...
Under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5), 10,000 immigrant visas per year are available to qualified individuals seeking permanent resident status on the basis of their engagement in a new commercial enterprise.
There are three basic programs: the Regional Center Pilot Program, the $1,000,000 investment and the $500,000 investment in a...
The term \"TN\" stands for Trade-NAFTA. The TN visa is available to eligible Mexicans and Canadians with at least a bachelor\'s degree or appropriate professional credentials who seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in certain qualified fields pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Examples include, but are not limited to, accountants, engineers,...
The O-1 classification is a type of employment visa that applies to aliens who have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and who are coming temporarily to the U.S. to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability.
Section 101(O)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act...
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Immigration recently announced that a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is required. The legislation went into effect in July of 2008, and the new Form I-9 has significant changes.
Employers must use the amended Form I-9 (Rev. 06/16/08) for all employees hired on or after June 16, 2008. Employers who fail to use...
On February 22, 2008, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced higher civil fines against employers who violate federal immigration laws. The new rule will become effective as of March 27, 2008.
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, employers may be fined for knowingly employing unauthorized aliens, for failing to comply with the requirements relating to employment eligibility...
The number of new H-1Bs issued each year in the United States is subject to an annual congressionally-mandated quota. Each H-1B quota applies to a particular Fiscal Year, which begins on October 1. Applications for the upcoming Fiscal Year are accepted beginning on the preceding April 1 (or the first working day after that date).
All employers who are thinking about filing for an H-1B visa,...
Attention California Employers: On January 1, 2008, the Minimum Wage rises to $8 per hour from $7.50. So, you will need to make appropriate adjustments to your payroll systems. Further, many employers also are raising their employee's wages that are above the minimum wage in order to retain them.
Other big changes effecting California Employers in 2008 are:
New I-9 Forms, employment...
Attention small business owners. Recently, Immigration has dramatically increased workplace enforcement of Immigration law, after the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The latest tool that they are using is working together with the Social Security Administration to ferret out unauthorized aliens in the work place.
For years the Social Security Administration...
ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: Immigration recently announced that a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 will be required effective on December 26 .2007. The new Form I-9 has significant changes that remove five documents for proof of both identity and employment authorization.
Employers must use the amended Form I-9 (Rev. 06/05/07) for all employees hired on or after...
