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HR Guide: How layoffs impact Foreign National Employees' PERM process?
How layoffs impact the PERM process of foreign national employees on work visas
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Emily McIntosh
- Jul 27
- 2 min
USCIS to run a second H-1B lottery - July, 2023 for FY2024
USCIS will run a second H-1B lottery in July - August 2023. This is a result of the lottery fraud that USCIS discovered and investigated.
Emily McIntosh
- Jul 25
- 2 min
HR Guide: Revised I-9 Form to allow virtual documents inspection
Employers can alternatively virtually inspect Form I-9 documents for their employees.
Emily McIntosh
- Jun 22
- 3 min
HR Guide: Payroll Tax Withholdings for US Visa Employees (F-1, H-1B, etc.)
As an HR manager, it's important to understand the payroll tax implications for employees on student visas (F-1, J-1, M-1) versus on work...
Raj Singh
- Apr 6
- 4 min
HR Guide: Health Insurance for foreign-national Employees
Employees on visas may not quite understand all the nuances of the US healthcare system and so won't think about health coverage.
Emily McIntosh
- Jan 30
- 5 min
2023 (FY 2024) H-1B Lottery Timeline
USCIS announced on January 28, 2023 that the H-1B lottery registration for 2023 (Fiscal Year 2024) will open on March 01, 2023. Details here
Emily McIntosh
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
HR Guide: Letting go of Foreign National Employees | H-1B Layoff
If laid off, foreign national employees have a limited time to either find a job or change status, or they risk running out of status.
Raj Singh
- Sep 1, 2022
- 6 min
HR Guide: Max-Out Date and Its Implications
Work visas like the H-1B, L-1A and L-1B have a maximum term limit after which the employer cannot extend their visa. Here's how to calculate
Emily McIntosh
- Aug 18, 2022
- 5 min
HR Guide: I-94 tracking, extension, and implications on visa status
Employers & Foreign National Employees should track the "Admit Until Date" on I-9: how to track, extend and update immigration visa status.
Raj Singh
- Aug 4, 2022
- 8 min
HR Guide: Needs & Expectations of Foreign National Employees
All foreign national candidates don't have the same needs and expectations. Their needs change as they progress through immigration.
Raj Singh
- Jul 13, 2022
- 6 min
HR Guide: E-3 Visa Process & Processing Times
E-3 processing times: Petitioning through USCIS: 2-4 weeks vs Applying through U.S. Consulate: 1-3 weeks or 3-10 weeks due to covid.
Emily McIntosh
- Jul 6, 2022
- 5 min
HR Guide: H-1B Transfer Process
H-1B Transfer: Can we make an offer or check with the immigration attorney first? This scenario plays out at almost every company.
Raj Singh
- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
HR Guide: I've been made responsible for immigration. Now what?
Almost all the people leaders that we talk to, got immigration added to their repertoire because there was no one else to handle it.
Emily McIntosh
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
USCIS Increases EAD Automatic Extension
On May 03, 2022 USCIS announced that they are increasing the automatic extension period for EAD from 180 to 540 days
Raj Singh
- Apr 26, 2022
- 7 min
HR Guide: Employment Based Green Card
What are the steps of the Green Card Process? PERM, I-140 & I-485
What is the timeline for the Green Card process? 3 - 27 years
Emily McIntosh
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
USCIS withdraws rule to award H-1B visa based on higher wages
The DHS has withdrawn a rule that would allow USCIS to award H-1B visas based on higher wages.
Raj Singh
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
House Reconciliation Bill - How new immigration measures may impact you, your company/employees?
The house committee is considering voting on the reconciliation bill that entails possible changes to immigration process and costs.
Raj Singh
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
What to Expect in 2022 (FY2023) H1B Lottery
The H1B Cap Lottery for the year 2022 (FY 2023) may have two rounds of lottery. The number of registration may be close to 300K.
Emily McIntosh
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
Travel ban relaxation from Nov, 2021. What does it mean for employees on visa?
Employees on H-1B, L-1, F-1 (OPT / STEM OPT), should be able to travel with the Biden Administration easing rules from November 2021.
Raj Singh
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Can an employee work while waiting for OPT or STEM OPT card?
An employee waiting on OPT (12 months) cannot start work but an employee waiting on STEM OPT (24 months extension) can continue working.
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