E-Verify is voluntary program run by the United States Federal government to allow employers to validate the information provided by their employees to see if they are authorized to work in the United States. At this time, assuming that you’re not a federal contractor, it is voluntary. If an employer has employees who [...]
Archive for July, 2008
E-Verify: “Safe Harbor” for Employers?
Posted in Employer Compliance, H1-B, tagged E-Verify, Employer Compliance on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
E-3 Visa: Migrating to the US as an Australian
Posted in Australia, Business Visas, E-3, H1-B, tagged Australia, E-3, H1-B on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The easiest way to temporarily migrate to the US as an Australian (outside of a tourist visa) is on an E-3 visa. The E-3 is very similar to the H1-B, but with a few notable differences.
This is a special visa category recently set up for Australian professionals looking to work temporarily in the US. [...]
New US Passports
Posted in Citizenship, Immigration Policy, tagged biometrics, Citizenship, Passport, RFID, US Passports on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We just got our renewed passport, but it’s the new US biometric passports with the RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) chip.
It looks like this:
The new passport has that tiny square with the circle inside emblem at the bottom. The covers are very hard and solid compared to the flimsy covers of the previous [...]
H1-B1s: Chile and Singapore (and Australia too)
Posted in Business Visas, E-3, H1-B, tagged H1-B, E-3, Australia, Singapore, Chile, H1-B1 on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s been much talk about how the H1-B temporary work visas have been exhausted and are in great demand, etcetera. And that is true. There are only 65,000 allotted in a fiscal year — and those are usually spoken for in the first day or two when they are available (they are usually [...]
Planning for an H1-B Work Visa as an F-1 Student
Posted in F-1, H1-B, OPT, tagged cap gap, F-1, H1-B on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most popular ways of gaining status here in the United States (outside of going through family/marriage) is through work. And the most common way through that is to find a job while here in the US as a student (on an F-1 visa). This requires just a little bit [...]
American Employers and Immigration Law
Posted in Entertainment Visas, H2-B, Immigration Policy, tagged Business Visas, H-2B Visas, Immigration Policy on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Times has an article about the various efforts that US businesses are mounting to combat tougher enforcement of immigration laws. Read the article here.
No one seems to be happy with the current system, which penalizes too harshly, but doesn’t give enough leeway to hire legally the personnel that they need. [...]
Using the B-1 Visitor Visa to “do” business in the US
Posted in B-1, Business Visas, tagged B-1 Visa, Business Visas, Setting up a business in the US on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The B-1 Visitor Visa (for Business) can be used for certain business activities in the US. It can be a very cost effective way to scout out business opportunites and to engage in very limited business activities. The B-1 is a temporary visa which requires you to stay only temporarily in the United [...]
