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LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Immigrant visas have become unavailable for Indian and Chinese nationals in the EB-2 category; DOS indicates that it may be necessary to establish a cutoff date for the EB-1 category.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Increased demand over previous years could see H-1B visas exhausted by June 2012 or earlier.
Presentation | Speech
Eric Bord
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Significant cutoff-date retrogression in the EB-2 category for Indian and Chinese nationals; affected persons should file AOS applications before May 1.
Outside Publication | Article
K. Roney, James DelBello
The roster of countries and social issues covered by the asylum cases handled by Morgan Lewis' Philadelphia office over the past several years reads like the international section of a newspaper
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Retrogression expected for China/India; no EB-2 China/India advancement in April.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Gemma Goodhead, Nicholas Hobson
New changes to Immigration Rules affect migrant workers and students and include minimum salary thresholds for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) applicants, a new visitor category, and a Graduate Entrepreneur route.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
L visas may be issued for a maximum period of 60 months; new interview waiver program and new visa processing procedures at the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan.
Presentation | Webinar
A. James Vázquez-Azpiri, Tram-Anh Frank, François Vergne, Matthew Howse, Tony Mou, Mark Zelek, Eleanor Pelta, Walter Ahrens, Denise Backhouse, Zaitun Poonja
Morgan Lewis presented the first of a four part webinar sessions moderated by Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment team leader, Mark E. Zelek, entitled "Getting the Deal Through Labour & Employment 2011 - Man... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Morgan Lewis-TMI LawFlash
David McManus, Lisa Yano, Gregory Salathé
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare report addresses a growing problem in the country's workplace; definition and proposed guidelines offer new level of clarity to employers.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Now is the time for employers to assess their FY 2013 H-1B needs and to get petitions ready.
Presentation | Podcast
Eleanor Pelta
Morgan Lewis is proud to present a three-part interview series with Eleanor Pelta, Morgan Lewis partner and President of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for t... more
Presentation | Podcast
Eleanor Pelta
Morgan Lewis is proud to present a three-part interview series with Eleanor Pelta, Morgan Lewis partner and President of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for t... more
Presentation | Podcast
Eleanor Pelta
Morgan Lewis is proud to present a three-part interview series with Eleanor Pelta, Morgan Lewis partner and President of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for t... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
DOS Visa Bulletin includes forward movement of four months in the EB-2 category for China and India and a continued backlog in the EB-3 category.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Proposed DHS administrative reforms designed to attract and retain highly skilled foreign nationals; DOS changes aim to improve visa and foreign visitor processing.
Presentation | Webinar
Lisa Burton, Jeffrey Bodle, Eleanor Pelta
Morgan Lewis partners, Jeffrey Bodle, Lisa Burton, and Eleanor Pelta presented the Venture Ready Entrepreneur Workshop Series webinar focusing on immigration. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, entrepreneurs drive Am... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
DOS Visa Bulletin includes forward movement of one year in the EB-2 category for China and India, and USCIS indicates that the rate of new applications for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2012 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applic... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a redesigned Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document, commonly referred to as an "EAD card." Part of USCIS's larger effort to eliminate document fraud, the re... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the H-1B cap was reached and that all cap-subject H-1B petitions received after November 22, 2011 will be rejected. H-1B petitions filed for those who have previo... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa appl... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently issued a wave of Notices of Inspection (NOI) to selected employers requiring the employers to provide I-9 forms, payroll information, and business information for inspectio... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Effective December 1, 2011, the U.S. Consulate in Chennai will be the sole U.S. Consulate in India to accept applications from foreign nationals applying for an intracompany transfer to the United States under the blanket L visa... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the allotment of 20,000 H-1B petition approvals available to foreign nationals holding a U.S. master's or higher degree has been exhausted for fiscal year 2011... more