With holidays already upon us and many coming up over the next several weeks, organizations with foreign national workers are likely dealing with travel … Read more
What Will Immigration Find If It Inspects Your Business?
When University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts was murdered in July 2018, it was discovered that her killer, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, was in the country … Read more
The Employee Experience Is Even More Important to Your Visa Workers
There’s a lot to think about when you’re tasked with handling your organization’s immigration: compliance, filing deadlines, keeping up with changing … Read more
Green Card Sponsors Planning a Reorg Need to Handle It Carefully
When sponsoring foreign national employees for employment-based “immigrant visas” or “green cards” (which grant lawful permanent residence in the US), … Read more
Immigration Extends Suspension of Premium H1B Processing and Broadens Denial Discretion
In recent weeks, several notable policy changes have taken place concerning the adjudication of immigration petitions by the United States Citizenship and … Read more
Here’s What U.S. Employers Need to Know About Sending Workers Abroad
In a survey conducted at the end of last year, 59 percent of employers expected their global immigration needs – that is, their need to send U.S. nationals … Read more
A ‘Green Card’ Crash Course for HR Pros
Sponsoring an employee to become a “lawful permanent resident” of the United States – i.e., to become a green card holder – can be a valuable recruiting … Read more
Need Tech Talent? Look South of the Border
In today’s competitive economic environment, businesses are defined in large part by their talent. This especially rings true in the fast-evolving … Read more
‘Immigration Adjacent’ Perks Are Important For Foreign Workers
Every year, we survey U.S. employers about the status of their employment-based immigration programs. This year, the Immigration Trends report revealed … Read more
Premium Processing of H-1B Applications Is Again Suspended
Just days before the the first wave of new H-1B applications begins to arrive, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services suspended premium processing. … Read more
It’s An Exciting Time to Be In HR In the Middle East
The Middle East is currently undergoing a massive economic transformation, transitioning from resource-dependent into a knowledge-based economy. At its … Read more
Government Is Slowing H-1Bs By Making Greater Paperwork Requests
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
To Fill Those Tough Jobs, HR Needs to Think Globally
Between efforts to build a wall and limiting work visas, immigration is a political hot potato in the U.S. But that’s no reason HR can avoid it. In … Read more
Expect More Immigration Crackdowns, I-9 Inspections and Visa Woes in 2018
While violations of laws regarding legal employment authorization – purposeful or inadvertent – have always carried potential serious consequences for … Read more
More Regulatory Changes Are Coming In the Employment Sector In 2018
The Trump administration’s Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“regulatory agenda”), released on December 14, 2017, … Read more
What Visa Employers Can Expect When Inspectors Show Up
Since 2009, site visits from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have been a standard part of compliance verification for the H-1B … Read more
4 Best Practices to Ensure Immigration Compliance
Tapping into the global workforce – and sending employees to offices around the world – can be a financial boon in many industries. But whenever business … Read more
SMBs Say: Keep H-1B But Give Us a Share
On July 11, the Trump administration made another major change to U.S. immigration policy that impacts the nation’s small and midsize businesses (SMBs) … Read more
Screening International Workers Is Becoming a Must
The debate on immigration and the global economy has never been fiercer. At the same time, competition for top talent continues to grow, as employers look … Read more
President Orders H-1B Visa Rules Reviewed, Tightened
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the “Buy American and Hire American” executive order (EO), which addresses H-1B visas. The EO calls … Read more