Work Visas

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Federal

  Updated to reflect legal developments regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Oregon

  Updated to include forthcoming amendment relating to proof of driver's license for employment purposes.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Immigration and Remote Work Checklist

  This checklist may be used by an employer that is considering employing a remote worker on a work visa.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  H-1B Final Rule on Registration Requirements Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect effective date.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Hire an H-1B Worker Checklist

  Revised to reflect requirements under various Presidential Proclamations.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Determine Whether a B-1 Visa Is Appropriate Checklist

  Revised to reflect requirements under various Presidential Proclamations.

• Date:

  February 23, 2021

  Type:

  News

  H-1B Registration Opens March 9

  Employers that wish to apply for the 65,000 new H-1B visas available for fiscal year 2022 must first electronically register candidates.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  New Hire Paperwork: Colorado

  Updated to reflect forthcoming paid family and medical leave law.

• Date:

  October 7, 2020

  Type:

  News

  New H1-B Rule Will Make It Harder for Employers to Hire Skilled Foreign Workers

  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new rule that will amend the regulations for the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, which allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in certain specialty occupations.

• Date:

  October 2, 2020

  Type:

  News

  Judge Blocks President's Visa Ban for High-Skilled Workers and Others

  A federal judge has ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority in suspending work visas through the end of 2020 for hundreds of thousands of high-skilled foreign workers seeking jobs in the US.