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News from the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers Vol. 12, No. 12B • December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016/in Immigration Insider /by ABIL

Headlines:

1. Graham, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan ‘Bridge Act’ for DACA Beneficiaries -Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced bipartisan legislation “to protect undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued.”

2. Congress Extends Four Immigration Programs Through April 28 -The law extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify, the Conrad State 30 J-1 Waiver Program, and the Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Program.

3. EB-5 Regional Centers Must File Form I-924A By December 29 -USCIS reminds all EB-5 regional centers with a designation letter dated on or before September 30, 2016, that they must file Form I-924A, Supplement to Form I-924, for fiscal year 2016 by December 29, 2016.

4. USCIS To Dispose of SAVE Records in April 2017; Historic Records Report Available -In April 2017, USCIS plans to dispose of SAVE transaction records that are over 10 years old. A Historic Records Report contains transaction records dated on or before December 31, 2006, which SAVE users may download from now through March 31, 2017.

5. New Publications and Items of Interest -New Publications and Items of Interest

6. ABIL Member/Firm News -ABIL Member/Firm News

7. Government Agency Links –Government Agency Links


Details:

1. Graham, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan ‘Bridge Act’ for DACA Beneficiaries

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced on December 9, 2016, that they have introduced S. 3542, a bipartisan bill “to protect undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued.” Cosponsors include Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). The legislation, dubbed the “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act,” would provide temporary relief from removal and work authorization to young undocumented persons who were brought to the United States as children.”

DACA, which the Obama administration implemented via executive order, provides temporary protection from removal and work authorization to young students and veterans who grew up in the United States if they register with the government, pay a fee, and pass a criminal background check. More than 740,000 young people have received DACA. Temporary protection under the BRIDGE Act “would ensure that these young people can continue to work and study and be protected from deportation while Congress debates broader legislation to fix our broken immigration system,” Sen. Durbin said.

Key points of the BRIDGE Act include:

  • A current DACA recipient would receive provisional protected status until the expiration date of his or her DACA status and could apply for provisional protected presence prior to this expiration.
  • An individual who is not a DACA recipient but who is eligible for DACA could also apply for provisional protected presence.
  • Applicants would be required to pay a reasonable fee, be subject to criminal background checks, and meet a number of eligibility criteria indicating that they came to the United States as minors, grew up in the United States, have pursued an education, have not committed any serious crimes, and do not pose a threat to the United States.
  • An individual’s provisional protected presence and employment authorization would be subject to revocation by the Department of Homeland Security if the individual no longer met the eligibility criteria.
  • The provisional protected presence and employment authorization would be provided for three years after the date of enactment of the legislation.

President-elect Donald Trump had previously said that he would rescind “every single Obama executive order,” but he recently said when questioned about DACA recipients that “[w]e’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud,” and noted that “[t]hey got brought here at a very young age, they’ve worked here, they’ve gone to school here. Some were good students. Some have wonderful jobs. And they’re in never-never land because they don’t know what’s going to happen.” Sen. Durbin said, “We want to reach out to the incoming administration and urge them if they take any action on DACA try to do it with this BRIDGE, to join us in passing this BRIDGE so we don’t have the disruption.” And House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said that Republicans “would not pull the rug out from under” DACA recipients brought to the United States as children. “I will defer to the people who are focused on this on a daily basis to make sure they get this policy right, so that we don’t have any kind of ugly disruption that people are concerned about.”

BILL

SEN. DURBIN’S ANNOUNCEMENT

MORE INFORMATION ON DACA

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2. Congress Extends Four Immigration Programs Through April 28

President Barack Obama signed H.R. 2028 (Pub. L. 114-254), a short-term bill passed by Congress, into law on December 9, 2016. The law includes a continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, 2017. It extends without any changes the EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify, the Conrad State 30 J-1 Waiver Program, and the Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Program. The H-2B returning worker exemption was not reinstated.
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3. EB-5 Regional Centers Must File Form I-924A By December 29

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding all EB-5 regional centers with a designation letter dated on or before September 30, 2016, that they must file Form I-924A, Supplement to Form I-924, for fiscal year 2016 by December 29, 2016. Regional centers must submit an I-924A every year to demonstrate continued eligibility for the regional center designation.

Regional centers may be terminated for:

  • Failure to provide USCIS with required information, including annual Form I-924A submissions
  • Failure to promote economic growth

A regional center that has been terminated from the EB-5 program may not solicit, generate, or promote investors or investments, or otherwise participate as a designated regional center in connection with the Immigrant Investor Program.

USCIS ANNOUNCEMENT

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4. USCIS To Dispose of SAVE Records in April 2017; Historic Records Report Available

In April 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to dispose of Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) transaction records that are over 10 years old. USCIS has created a Historic Records Report that contains transaction records dated on or before December 31, 2006, which SAVE users may download from now through March 31, 2017.

SAVE encourages users to retain the Historic Records Report. USCIS noted that it may retain SAVE records associated with an ongoing government investigation, prosecution, or litigation.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE REPORT

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SAVE

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5. New Publications and Items of Interest

The latest E-Verify webinar schedule from USCIS is available HERE.

The latest edition of the Global Business Immigration Practice Guide has been released by LexisNexis. Dozens of members of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) co-authored and edited the guide, which is a one-stop resource for dealing with questions related to business immigration issues in 30 immigration hotspots around the world.

The latest edition adds chapters on Malta and Romania. Other chapters cover Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Latchi Delchev, a global mobility and immigration specialist for Boeing, called the guide “first-rate” and said the key strong point of the book is its “outstanding usability.” She said she highly recommends the book and notes that it “is helpful even to seasoned professionals, as it provides a level of detail which is not easily gained from daily case management.”

Mireya Serra-Janer, head of European immigration for a multinational IT company, says she particularly likes “the fact that the [guide] focuses not just on each country’s immigration law itself but also addresses related matters such as tax and social security issues.” She noted that the India chapter “is particularly good. The immigration regulations in India have always been hard to understand. Having a clear explanation of the rules there helps us sort out many mobility challenges.”

Charles Gould, Director-General of the International Co-operative Alliance, said the guide is “an invaluable resource for both legal practitioners and business professionals. The country-specific chapters are comprehensive and answer the vast majority of questions that arise in immigration practice. Its clear and easy-to-follow structure and format make it the one volume to keep close at hand.”

This comprehensive guide is for:

  • Human resources professionals and in-house attorneys who need to instruct, understand, and liaise with immigration lawyers licensed in other countries;
  • Business immigration attorneys who regularly work with multinational corporations and their employees and HR professionals; and
  • Attorneys interested in expanding their practice to include global business immigration services.

This publication provides:

  • An overview of the immigration law requirements and procedures for over 20 countries;
  • Practical information and tips for obtaining visas, work permits, resident status, naturalization, and other nonimmigrant and immigrant pathways to conducting business, investing, and working in those countries;
  • A general overview of the appropriate options for a particular employee; and
  • Information on how an employee can obtain and maintain authorization to work in a target country.

Each chapter follows a similar format, making it easy to compare practices and procedures from country to country. Useful links to additional resources and forms are included. Collected in this Practice Guide, the expertise of ABIL’s attorney members across the globe will serve as an ideal starting point in your research into global business immigration issues.

An excerpt of the book is on the ABIL website.

The list price is $431, but a 15% discount is available by visiting LexisNexis and entering discount code “ABIL15”. Contact your Lexis/Nexis sales representative; call 1-800-833-9844 (United States), 1-518-487-3385 (international); fax 1-518-487-3584

ABIL on Twitter. The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers is available on Twitter: @ABILImmigration. RECENT ABIL BLOGS

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6. ABIL Member/Firm News

Charles Kuck was quoted in “DACA Students Continue Years-Long Fight Over In-State Tuition,” published on December 2, 2016, by WABE 90.1. Mr. Kuck, who represents the students, said, “The reality is until [President-elect Donald Trump] ends the program, until these kids no longer have a legal right or lawful presence, we will keep fighting the lawsuit.

Robert Loughran presented on immigration opportunities for Brazilian investors interested in doing business in Texas at SelectUSA events on December 4-10, 2016, in São Paulo, Curitiba, and Porto Alegre, Brazil. For more information, see HERE and HERE.

Mr. Loughran was interviewed by Fox 7 Austin News on November 21, 2016, on the likely changes to U.S. immigration procedures under a Trump administration.

Mr. Loughran was quoted in Bloomberg IndustryWeek on November 10, 2016, about the variety of industries that relied on employees with employment authorization based on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Cora-Ann V. Pestaina, of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC, has published a new blog entry. “BALCA Update: Recent Notable Cases”

Bernard Wolfsdorf will moderate “EB-5 Webinar: 12/23/16 Fee Increase & Preparing for 2017” on December 15, 2016, at 6 p.m. PST (December 16 at 10 a.m. Beijing time). Topics will include: EB-5 Fee Increase, What Does Continuing Resolution to April 28, 2017 Mean?, New EB-5 Regulations Before December 2016, and When Will New Legislation (American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act) Be Enacted? FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER

Mr. Wolfsdorf will present on “EB-5 Visa Availability: Strategies and Solutions to the Chinese Waiting Line,” at the 2017 Las Vegas EB-5 Convention, presented by eb5 Investors on January 13-14, 2017. FOR MORE INFORMATION

Mr. Wolfsdorf co-authored “10 Important Points From the New EB-5 Policy Manual,” published by ILW.com’s Immigration Daily.

Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted in the Spanish version of the Miami Herald on December 11, 2016, in an article about the possible revocation of DACA. Among other things, Mr. Yale-Loehr urged DACA recipients to be careful about traveling outside the United States.

Mr. Yale-Loehr was quoted in Mashable on December 13, 2016, in an article about “sanctuary colleges” for undocumented students. He said, “There has never been large-scale immigration enforcement on U.S. campuses. There have been individual actions. Therefore, it is not clear what form such action might take, and what kind of court challenges would be successful.”

Mr. Yale-Loehr was also quoted by several other publications in recent weeks:

  • China Daily, 12-9-16: “EB-5 Extension Likely To Be Reauthorized by Congress“
  • Reuters, 12-5-16: “Trump Has Broad Power to Implement Immigration Policies: Legal Experts“
  • Law360, 12-2-16: “Bill Forthcoming To Help Protect ‘Dreamers,’ Durbin Says“
  • Orange County Register, 12-2-16: “Donald Trump’s Election Makes Undocumented Immigrants ‘Brace for the Worst’ Because They Don’t Know What He’ll Do“

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7. Government Agency Links

Follow these links to access current processing times of the USCIS Service Centers and the Department of Labor, or the Department of State’s latest Visa Bulletin with the most recent cut-off dates for visa numbers:

USCIS Service Center processing times online

Department of Labor processing times and information on backlogs

Department of State Visa Bulletin

Visa application wait times for any post

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News from the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers Vol. 12, No. 12A • December 01, 2016

December 01, 2016/in Immigration Insider /by ABIL

Headlines:

1. USCIS Publishes Long-Awaited Final Rule on Certain Employment-Based Visa Programs -USCIS has issued a final rule, effective January 17, 2017, to provide greater flexibility for high-skilled foreign professionals. The new regulations also codify current informal administrative guidance about statutory provisions added in 2000.

2. USCIS Revises I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form -By January 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version of the I-9, dated 11/14/2016 N. Until then, they can continue to use either the version dated 03/08/2013 N or the new version.

3. USCIS Announces Final Rule on Fee Increases, Changes -USCIS recently published a final rule to increase the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective December 23, 2016.

4. ABIL Global: United Kingdom -The United Kingdom is changing its immigration rules. Also, the High Court has ruled on a key Brexit case.

5. New Publications and Items of Interest -New Publications and Items of Interest

6. ABIL Member/Firm News -ABIL Member/Firm News

7. Government Agency Links -Government Agency Links


Details:

1. USCIS Publishes Long-Awaited Final Rule on Certain Employment-Based Visa Programs

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final rule to provide greater flexibility for high-skilled foreign professionals. The new regulations also codify current informal administrative guidance about statutory provisions added in 2000. The regulations take effect on January 17, 2017.

USCIS previously made many of these clarifications through a series of non-binding policy memoranda over the past 15 years, with no definitive rules in place.

USCIS said the final rule is intended to modernize and improve several aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. USCIS has also amended the regulations to better enable U.S. employers to hire and retain certain foreign workers who are beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions and are waiting to become lawful permanent residents.

Among other things, the final rule is intended to:

  • Clarify and improve longstanding policies and practices implementing sections of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act and the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act related to certain foreign workers, which USCIS said will enhance consistency in adjudication.
  • Better enable U.S. employers to employ and retain high-skilled workers who are beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions (Form I-140 petitions) while also providing stability and job flexibility to these workers. The rule increases the ability of these workers to further their careers by accepting promotions, changing positions with current employers, changing employers, and pursuing other employment opportunities.
  • Improve job portability for certain beneficiaries of approved Form I-140 petitions by maintaining a petition’s validity under certain circumstances despite an employer’s withdrawal of the approved petition or the termination of the employer’s business.
  • Clarify and expand when individuals may keep their priority dates when applying for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence.
  • Allow certain high-skilled individuals in the United States with E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, or O-1 nonimmigrant status, including any applicable grace period, to apply for employment authorization for a limited period if:
  1. They are the principal beneficiaries of an approved I-140 petition,
  2. An immigrant visa is not authorized for issuance for their priority date, and
  3. They can demonstrate that compelling circumstances exist that justify the agency’s issuing an employment authorization document in its discretion.

Such employment authorization may only be renewed in limited circumstances and only in one-year increments.

  • Clarify various policies and procedures related to the adjudication of H-1B petitions, including, among other things, providing H-1B status beyond the six-year authorized period of admission, determining cap exemptions and counting workers under the H-1B cap, H-1B portability, licensure requirements, and protections for whistleblowers.
  • Establish two grace periods of up to 10 days for individuals in the E-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, and TN nonimmigrant classifications to provide a reasonable amount of time for these individuals to prepare to begin employment in the country and to depart the United States or take other actions to extend, change, or otherwise maintain lawful status.
  • Establish a grace period of up to 60 consecutive days during each authorized validity period for certain high-skilled nonimmigrant workers when their employment ends before the end of their authorized validity period, so they may more readily pursue new employment and an extension of their nonimmigrant status.
  • Automatically extend the employment authorization and validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs or Forms I-766) for certain individuals who apply on time to renew their EADs.
  • Eliminate the regulatory provision that requires USCIS to adjudicate the Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, within 90 days of filing and that authorizes interim EADs in cases where such adjudications are not conducted within the 90-day time frame.

USCIS received nearly 28,000 comments on the proposed rule from a broad range of entities and individuals.

COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE ALLIANCE OF BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAWYERS

USCIS ANNOUNCEMENT

FINAL RULE

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2. USCIS Revises I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. By January 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version, dated 11/14/2016 N. Until then, they can continue to use either the version dated 03/08/2013 N or the new version.

Among the changes in the new version, Section 1 asks for “other last names used” rather than “other names used,” and streamlines certification for certain foreign nationals.

Other changes include:

  • The addition of prompts to ensure information is entered correctly.
  • The ability to enter multiple preparers and translators.
  • A dedicated area for including additional information rather than having to add it in the margins.
  • A supplemental page for the preparer/translator.

The instructions have been separated from the form, in line with other USCIS forms, and include specific instructions for completing each field.

USCIS said the revised I-9 is also easier to complete on a computer. Changes include drop-down lists and calendars for filling in dates, on-screen instructions for each field, access to the full instructions, and an option to clear the form and start over. When the employer prints the completed form, a quick response (QR) code is automatically generated, which can be read by most QR readers.

ANNOUNCEMENT

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3. USCIS Announces Final Rule on Fee Increases, Changes

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a final rule to increase the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective December 23, 2016.

Fees will increase for the first time in six years by a weighted average of 21 percent for most applications and petitions. USCIS said these increases include the costs associated with fraud detection and national security, service and case processing, and providing services without charge to refugee and asylum applicants and to others eligible for fee waivers or exemptions.

The final rule includes a table summarizing current and new fees. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23 must include the new fees or USCIS will not accept them.

USCIS said it is also offering a reduced filing fee for certain naturalization applicants with limited means.

Highlights of the fee rule include:

  • A fee increase of $45, or 8 percent, from $595 to $640 for Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
  • A reduced filing fee of $320 for naturalization applicants with family incomes greater than 150 percent but not more than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. For 2016, this means, for example, that a household of four with an income between $36,000 and $48,600 per year could pay the reduced fee. Those eligible may apply for this option using the new Form I-942, Request for Reduced Fee.
  • A fee increase from $550 or $600 to $1,170 for Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, and N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322.
  • A new fee of $3,035 for Form I-924A, Annual Certification of Regional Center.

USCIS ANNOUNCEMENT

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4. ABIL Global: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is changing its immigration rules. Also, the High Court has ruled on a key Brexit case.

Changes to Immigration Rules

On November 3, 2016, a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules was set before Parliament. In relevant part, the raft of reforms includes the first stage of a two-phase package of changes to Tier 2 of the Points-Based System (PBS). The majority of these changes affect applications made on or after November 24, 2016, and include:

Tier 2 (General)

  • The salary threshold for experienced workers is increasing to £25,000. New entrants will remain at £20,800 and some additional, minor exceptions apply.
  • Individuals sponsored as Tier 2 (General) migrants before November 24, 2016, are only required to meet the previous salary threshold of £20,800.

Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer)

  • The salary threshold for Tier 2 (ICT—Short-Term Staff) is increasing to £30,000.
  • The salary threshold for Tier 2 (ICT—Graduate Trainee) is decreasing to £23,000, and the number of places allocated per company annually for this subcategory is increasing from five to twenty.
  • Tier 2 (ICT—Skills Transfer) is closed to new applicants.

Ruling Issued on Brexit Case

In the case of R (on the application of Gina Miller and Ors) v The Secretary of State for the European Union, the High Court ruled that the government must first consult Parliament before giving notice of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. The government might appeal. If the appeal is denied, it could block or delay the Prime Minister’s proposed timetable of beginning ‘Brexit’ negotiations by March 2017.

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5. New Publications and Items of Interest

Press release on entrepreneurial immigrants, Chobani’s founder. The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers has issued a press release in support of entrepreneurial immigrants such as Chobani’s founder, Hamdi Ulukaya, a Turkish immigrant of Kurdish descent. Chobani makes Greek yogurt and employs about 2,000 people in the United States, some of whom are refugees.

The latest E-Verify webinar schedule from USCIS is available HERE.

The latest edition of the Global Business Immigration Practice Guide has been released by LexisNexis. Dozens of members of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) co-authored and edited the guide, which is a one-stop resource for dealing with questions related to business immigration issues in 30 immigration hotspots around the world.

The latest edition adds chapters on Malta and Romania. Other chapters cover Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Latchi Delchev, a global mobility and immigration specialist for Boeing, called the guide “first-rate” and said the key strong point of the book is its “outstanding usability.” She said she highly recommends the book and notes that it “is helpful even to seasoned professionals, as it provides a level of detail which is not easily gained from daily case management.”

Mireya Serra-Janer, head of European immigration for a multinational IT company, says she particularly likes “the fact that the [guide] focuses not just on each country’s immigration law itself but also addresses related matters such as tax and social security issues.” She noted that the India chapter “is particularly good. The immigration regulations in India have always been hard to understand. Having a clear explanation of the rules there helps us sort out many mobility challenges.”

Charles Gould, Director-General of the International Co-operative Alliance, said the guide is “an invaluable resource for both legal practitioners and business professionals. The country-specific chapters are comprehensive and answer the vast majority of questions that arise in immigration practice. Its clear and easy-to-follow structure and format make it the one volume to keep close at hand.”

This comprehensive guide is for:

  • Human resources professionals and in-house attorneys who need to instruct, understand, and liaise with immigration lawyers licensed in other countries;
  • Business immigration attorneys who regularly work with multinational corporations and their employees and HR professionals; and
  • Attorneys interested in expanding their practice to include global business immigration services.

This publication provides:

  • An overview of the immigration law requirements and procedures for over 20 countries;
  • Practical information and tips for obtaining visas, work permits, resident status, naturalization, and other nonimmigrant and immigrant pathways to conducting business, investing, and working in those countries;
  • A general overview of the appropriate options for a particular employee; and
  • Information on how an employee can obtain and maintain authorization to work in a target country.

Each chapter follows a similar format, making it easy to compare practices and procedures from country to country. Useful links to additional resources and forms are included. Collected in this Practice Guide, the expertise of ABIL’s attorney members across the globe will serve as an ideal starting point in your research into global business immigration issues.

An excerpt of the book is on the ABIL website.

The list price is $431, but a 15% discount is available by visiting LexisNexis and entering discount code “ABIL15”. Contact your Lexis/Nexis sales representative; call 1-800-833-9844 (United States), 1-518-487-3385 (international); fax 1-518-487-3584

ABIL on Twitter. The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers is available on Twitter: @ABILImmigration. RECENT ABIL BLOGS

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6. ABIL Member/Firm News

H. Ronald Klasko participated as a discussion leader at the AILA Rome District—European, Middle East and Africa Chapter’s Fall Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was the discussion leader for “The Wolf of Wall Street: EB-5 Visa.” Topics included likely changes in EB-5 legislation and how to choose and work with a regional center.

Vincent Lau will speak at:

  • Practising Law Institute, New York City, “PERM Modernization—Current Adjudication Trends and Anticipated Changes,” December 7, 2016
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association Fundamentals Conference, Orlando, Florida, “PERM,” December 8, 2016
  • Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Boston, Massachusetts, “PERM Overview,” December 15, 2016

Cyrus Mehta has authored several new blog entries. “Extreme Absurdity: A Response to the “Extreme Vetting” Questions Proposed By Potential DHS Secretary Kris Kobach” “Analysis of High Skilled Worker Final Rule”

Bernard Wolfsdorf will speak on “EB-5 Visa Availability: Strategies and Solutions to the Chinese Waiting Line” at the 2017 Las Vegas EB-5 & Investment Immigration Convention to be held January 13-14, 2016. The convention is sponsored by EB5 Investors Magazine. MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER

Mr. Wolfsdorf discussed “Hot Topics in Immigration,” including an update for investors, at the 29th Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association’s California Chapters Conference, held in San Francisco, California, on November 10-12, 2016.

Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Associated Press on November 22, 2016, regarding Sen. Jeff Sessions’ (R-Ala.) views on immigration. Sen. Sessions is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney General. “The attorney general has a lot of power when it comes to immigration. He has a seat at the table when important decisions are being made,” Mr. Yale-Loehr said.

Mr. Yale-Loehr was quoted by KQED News on November 30, 2016, in an article about a case pending before the Supreme Court involving prolonged detention of immigrants. He called the case a test of the due process rights of noncitizens: “This is an important case because it pits the constitutional rights of immigrants versus the government’s power to detain individuals.”

Mr. Yale-Loehr will present a “Visas After Graduation” workshop on December 6, 2016, at the Google building in New York City. The talk will explain the procedures for working immediately after graduating, working long-term in the United States, and ways to become a permanent resident. To learn more about the workshop, email Mr. Yale-Loehr at syl@millermayer.com.

Mr. Yale-Loehr will speak at a Cornell Law School Alumni Association CLE breakfast program on December 7, 2016, in New York City. The presentation, “Prospects for Immigration Reform After the Presidential Election,” will explore the immigration challenges and opportunities facing the new administration. The CLE will also discuss how companies and individuals can prepare for such changes. REGISTER HERE

Mr. Yale-Loehr will speak on an EB-5 immigrant investor panel at a Practising Law Institute conference in New York City on December 7, 2016. The panel, “Challenges to Entrepreneurs Coming to the United States,” will cover various topics from differences between stand-alone investments and regional centers, updates on USCIS administrative initiatives, prospective regulatory changes, and more. REGISTER HERE

Mr. Yale-Loehr was quoted in recent weeks by a number of news outlets about President-elect Donald Trump’s possible immigration plans and related effects. The latest articles with his quotes include:

  • NPR
  • Law360
  • New York Times
  • Inside Higher Ed
  • Las Vegas Sun
  • ABA Journal
  • Univision
  • New American
  • Univision
  • Polizette
  • Christian Science Monitor
  • Bloomberg

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7. Government Agency Links

Follow these links to access current processing times of the USCIS Service Centers and the Department of Labor, or the Department of State’s latest Visa Bulletin with the most recent cut-off dates for visa numbers:

USCIS Service Center processing times online

Department of Labor processing times and information on backlogs

Department of State Visa Bulletin

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