US Government agencies have announced concurrent reviews of the Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs, which may result in changes to the current tariff rates and product lists in the coming months. At the end of this report is...more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
- The lottery registration period will be from noon EST on March 1, 2022 to noon EST on March 18, 2022,...more
2/8/2022
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigration Service) announced a new rule to aid in the recent dilemma many foreign national families and US employers have confronted; namely addressing the gap in work authorization and...more
12/14/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Form I-94 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
Spouses ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In recent months, new and modified Department of Commerce regulations impacting antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings have taken effect. These changes, which are intended “to strengthen and improve the...more
The Biden Administration just announced that starting November 8, 2021 there will be stricter vaccine and COVID testing requirements for all air travelers into the US.
The new rule eliminates all the regional COVID travel...more
Many F-1 OPT foreign nationals have been approved for H-1B status effective October 1st in this year’s H-1B lottery Employers and F-1 workers should be careful during the transition from F-1 to H-1B status to ensure they...more
8/2/2021
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
CBP is leveraging the EAPA to target various industries based on a suspicion of evading AD/CVD duties by aggressively scrutinizing imports potentially covered by an AD/CVD order.
On March 4, 2021, US Customs and Border...more
It’s that time of year again where employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more
If your company has paid Section 301 duties on products of China included in List 3 and List 4(a), there may still be an opportunity to file a suit to potentially recover duties paid.
On February 5, 2021, the US Court of...more
Effective January 1, 2021, every private employer in Florida must either: (1) use E-verify, a federal web-based program, to verify the identity and work authorization for each new hire, or (2) maintain for three years copies...more
Looking towards 2021 and a new Administration, Arent Fox's International Trade & Investment group has prepared a series of primers on six key areas that can impact your business: The Biden Transition, Special Tariffs,...more
When imports are suspected of violating US trade law or when they threaten US economic interests, trade litigation (read: trade investigation cases) kicks in. This section focuses on third-country transshipment concerns in...more
1/5/2021
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Oil Country Tubular Goods ,
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ,
Solar Panels ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA)
The October, 2020 Visa Bulletin significantly advanced the availability of green cards for most categories, allowing thousands of foreign nationals to file their last step in the green card process.
Every month, the...more
On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a final rule that significantly increases the filing fees for certain immigration and naturalization petitions.
The rule, which will be effective October 2, 2020, also removes certain fee...more
9/3/2020
/ Advance Parole Documents ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-2 ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-765 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
I-485 Applications ,
L-1 Visas ,
L-2 Visas ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS
In recognition that many employees are still working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has extended through September 19,...more
8/21/2020
/ Applications ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
L-2 Visas ,
Political Asylum ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Temporary Protected Status
On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring each executive department and federal agency to review the performance of contracts and subcontracts awarded in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to determine...more
8/6/2020
/ Audits ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Information Sharing ,
Inspections ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
National Security ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, just published a new rule stating, in general, that F-1 and M-1 foreign students cannot remain in or enter the US if they are...more
President Trump has issued an Executive Order restricting foreign nationals from entering the US in various temporary work visa categories (H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and certain J-1 categories, restricting entry of family members...more
6/24/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor & Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
On Friday, May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective Monday, June 1, 2020, suspending indefinitely the entry into the US of certain Chinese students and researchers.
To be barred from entry, the...more
For those reading the tea leaves of US trade policy, an announcement earlier this week from the US International Trade Commission was an important development. On February 25, in a final decision, the ITC struck down attempts...more