Today, Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS published the long awaited new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification for immediate use. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a notice
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E-2 Visas for Israeli Investors Will Be Available Soon
The Israeli Knesset Internal Affairs Committee recently approved the new E-2 visa regulations thereby allowing Israeli entrepreneurs to file for and obtain E-2 visas in the United States. Until now,…
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USCIS Publishes More Startup-Friendly International Entrepreneur Rule, But Future Remains Unclear
On our Emerging Companies Insider blog, Fox associate Alex Radus provided an update on the new International Entrepreneur Rule by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The rule, which would grant limited entrée to entrepreneurs establishing stateside startups, has undergone a public comment period. Slated to become effective July 17, 2017, the rule would permit the Secretary of Homeland Security to offer parole (temporary permission to be in the U.S.) to individuals whose businesses provide “significant public benefit.” That means the startup should have a substantial potential for rapid growth and job creation, and that the entrepreneur’s parole would significantly help the startup conduct and grow its business in the U.S. As a result of public comments, USCIS generally made it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to establish startup companies in the U.S. via the program.
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Newly Proposed USCIS Rule Opens Borders to Foreign Entrepreneurs

On our Emerging Companies Insider blog, Fox associate Alex Radus published an excellent piece covering a proposed new rule…
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FY2017 H-1B Cap: Data Entry Complete for Lottery Winners
Moving quickly along, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) informed the public that it completed data entry of all “winning” fiscal year 2017 (FY2017) H-1B cap-subject petitions (i.e., petitions…
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FY 2017 H-1B Cap Reached on April 7, 2016
As anticipated, the number of cap-subject H-1B petitions filed by U.S. employers exceeded the 65,000 general cap and the 20,000 master’s degree exemption for fiscal year 2017 (FY2017).
Yesterday, April…
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FY 2017 H-1B Cap Petitions: What to Expect
As you likely know, April 1st was the first day when cap-subject H-1B petitions could be accepted for Fiscal Year 2017. Now that the filings have started, here is…
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The visa gold rush is on: Pittsburgh companies can’t get enough skilled workers because of our crazy work-visa system
America’s traditional view on immigration has been: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” As we head into the fall presidential elections, we’re now…
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I-924A EB-5 Regional Center Filing Deadline Nears
The Immigration Service has issued a reminder to designated EB-5 Regional Centers to file a Form I-924A Supplement to Form I-924 no later than December 29, 2015. The I-924A filing…
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STEM OPT for 24 months?
With the end of STEM OPT looming, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a much-awaited Proposed Rule on October 19, 2015, regarding STEM OPT and Cap-Gap Relief. (See …
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