"President Barack Obama on Monday announced that a long-awaited update for L-1B visas — which allow companies to temporarily transfer skilled foreign workers to the U.S. — is soon on its way, and he also unveiled new tools for foreign investors and touted...
" A study issued by the National Foundation For American Policy confirms what we attorneys who work in the trenches have feared most. It was already been assumed that an L-1B case for an Indian national will face much higher scrutiny, and one was always...
"From 1997 to 2006, the Department of Homeland Security granted Fogo de Chao over 200 L-1B visas for its churrasqueiros. In 2010, Fogo de Chao sought to transfer another churrasqueiro chef, Rones Gasparetto, to the United States, reasoning that his distinctive...
"Beginning in mid-September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is optimizing processing for first-time Canadian TN and L applicants seeking entry into the United States under NAFTA. CBP has designated ports of entry that will ensure a more efficient...
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference on Thursday, April 24, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss the extension of the Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program...
Alan Lee writes: "The attached unpublished decision of the AAO involves the interpretation of the words “doing business” in an I-140 EB-1C multinational executive/managerial petition where the U. S. petitioner’s evidence of such was only between itself and...
"In the present case, the petitioner's claims are based on both prongs of the statutory definition, asserting that the beneficiary has a special knowledge of the company's products and their application in international markets, as well as advanced...
"While the beneficiary is required to apply his business expertise in carrying out his job duties and perform some operational or administrative tasks, the petitioner has established by a preponderance of the evidence that the majority of the day-to-day non...
"An individual seeking to transfer to the United States as a manager or executive (specialized knowledge employees will not be addressed in this blog) comes to you for help. She may be interested in opening a new office, or may be transferred to an existing...
"To help with potential challenges to L-1 adjudications, AILA president Doug Stump asks that examples be sent to reports@aila.org." - AILA YouTube Quicktake, Oct. 9, 2013 .
"Senator Charles Grassley requested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General examine the potential for fraud or abuse in the L-1 intracompany transferee visa program. The L-1 visa program facilitates the temporary transfer...
"Here, the petitioner submitted detailed and credible evidence to demonstrate that the beneficiary possesses special knowledge of the petitioner's SERDES technology and its application in international markets. The petitioner's assertions are supported...
"The petitioner submitted detailed and credible evidence to demonstrate that the beneficiary possesses special knowledge of the company's superforming technologies and products, particularly as it relates to the international rail industry. The petitioner...
"It remains to be seen whether the expanded IWP will improve the processing of H-1B and L visa applications." - Cyrus D. Mehta, Nov. 25, 2012 .
L-1A New Office Extension RFE Draft Template for Comment - Posted: 04-04-2012; Comment period ends: 05-01-2012. - USCIS, Apr. 4, 2012 .