Episode 24: The COVID public health emergency, STEM gap with China, TPS as an H-1B workaround By: Daniel Telaneus May 18, 2023 Podcast COVID-19, H-1B, OPT/STEM OPT Comments are off for this post. Get this news and more in the new episode of BAL’s podcast, the BAL Immigration Report, available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts or on Read More
Episode 22: COVID-19 vaccination requirement, writers on strike, and the massive number of H-1B registrations By: Daniel Telaneus May 4, 2023 Podcast COVID-19, Employment Visas, H-1B Comments are off for this post. Get this news and more in the new episode of BAL’s podcast, the BAL Immigration Report, available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts or on Read More
Episode 14: Premium processing, H-2B cap, COVID-19 policies By: Daniel Telaneus March 9, 2023 Podcast COVID-19, H-2A/H-2B, Premium Processing Comments are off for this post. Get this news and more in the new episode of BAL’s podcast, the BAL Immigration Report, available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts or on Read More
Episode 6: Biden immigration policy, COVID vaccinations, the impact of layoffs on nonimmigrant visa holders By: Daniel Telaneus January 12, 2023 Podcast COVID-19, Immigration Compliance, Immigration Reform Comments are off for this post. Get this news and more in the new episode of BAL’s podcast, the BAL Immigration Report, available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts or on Read More
Employers More Likely to Fight Visa Denials Amid Pandemic By: Sylvia Hsieh June 29, 2020 Expert Analysis COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. Even before COVID-19, companies were facing an increasingly challenging immigration environment as the Trump administration has tightened eligibility for common Read More
Silver linings: Agencies making common-sense exceptions to certain immigration rules By: Sydney Wolak March 24, 2020 Expert Analysis COVID-19, Immigration Reform Comments are off for this post. COVID-19 is slowing immigration processing, with U.S. consulates suspending routine visa services abroad and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Read More
Does your company sponsor J-1 exchange visitors? Expect delays, complications under State Department’s new coronavirus policy By: Sydney Wolak March 9, 2020 Expert Analysis COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. As governments continue to grapple with concerns over the COVID-19 virus, and policies around international travel are still in flux, Read More