by Market Cheetah | Mar 19, 2021 | Global and Cultural Effectiveness, Global HR, Global Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Immigration and Visas
The House of Representatives on March 18 passed two bills that would establish paths to citizenship or legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants, including “Dreamers”—those brought to the country unlawfully as children—and agricultural workers.
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by Market Cheetah | Feb 11, 2021 | 9th Circuit, Employment Offers, Human Resources, Immigration and Visas
Employers can feel more secure that computer programmers qualify for H-1B visas, following the rescission of a 2017 policy that increased scrutiny of these roles.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 28, 2021 | Human Resources, Immigration and Visas
The White House sent notice Jan. 25 that it is withdrawing the Trump administration’s proposed rule to rescind work authorization for the spouses of H-1B workers with approved employment-based green cards.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 16, 2021 | Asia, Global and Cultural Effectiveness, Global Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Immigration and Visas, Oceania
Citizens of Mongolia, Samoa and Tonga will no longer be eligible to come to the U.S. under certain temporary work visas because those countries are failing to meet program standards, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Jan 13.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 15, 2021 | Human Resources, Immigration and Visas
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a revised final rule Jan. 14 requiring employers to pay skilled foreign workers significantly higher wages.
The new rule will restructure the prevailing wage system used in labor condition applications for employing H-1B visa workers and labor certifications for workers hired under employment-based permanent residence visas.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 11, 2021 | Human Resources, Immigration and Visas
The contested immigration filing fee increases proposed last summer by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will not go into effect.
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