May
16
The TN VISA: An Option for Canadian Professionals
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The TN Visa arose out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. TN stands for “Trade Nafta.” Under the NAFTA, citizens of Canada and Mexico had, through varying degrees, the use of a new non-immigrant visa category, called the “TN” Visa to enter and work in the United States. I [...]
May
16
I have discussed employment-based visas, labor certification, H-1Bs, exceptional and extraordinary ability aliens, and L-1 transfers in various articles on my website. However, I wanted to write one article which would cover in general terms, the “nuts and bolts” of immigration for professionals and degree-holders or equivalent through the time-tested H-1b [...]
May
16
The American Competitiveness Act: Immigration Law for the 21st Century
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
On October 17, 2000 President Bill Clinton signed into law the “American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act of 2000″. [Hereafter "The Act"]
This Act has significant ramifications not only for the short term but also – and perhaps more importantly – for the long term. The Act acknowledges the foreign workers’ critical [...]
May
16
Hiring Aliens – An Update
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Over 1995 and 1996 the United States Congress has seen at least two attempts, one in the House, the other in the Senate, to make very substantial changes in the existing Immigration Law. The last major revision to the Immigration Law was with the Immigration Act of 1990. Obviously in the 1996 [...]
May
16
Hiring a Foreign Student
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
an a U.S. employer legally hire a foreign student?
A: A U.S. employer can legally hire a foreign student who has the necessary employment authorization.
What type of authorization?
A: The most common forms of employment authorization are either a valid, endorsed Form I-20, signed by the Foreign Student Advisor at the student’s [...]
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