Companion pieces of legislation have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that aim to alleviate some of the long delays for medical professionals seeking to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis. Specifically, this legislation proposes to recapture 40,000 unused immigrant visas from past years and
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COVID-19 Office Closures & H-1B/E-3 Employees
By Leo Peng & Scott Armstrong
We sincerely hope everyone is staying healthy. We understand that many organizations are adjusting their operations to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak and for the protection of employees, including closing office facilities and directing employees to remotely work from home or another location. As a reminder, H-1B and E-3 authorization approved for…
COVID-19 Office Closures & H-1B Employees
We sincerely hope everyone is staying healthy. We understand that many organizations are adjusting their operations to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak and for the protection of employees, including closing office facilities and directing employees to remotely work from home or another location. As a reminder, H-1B authorization approved for foreign workers…
Uncle Sam Is Watching: New Risks in Making Real Estate Deals With Foreigners
Beginning this month, the U.S. government can now block foreigners from taking possession of real estate anywhere in the country when it concludes the deal may threaten U.S. national security. In the past, only foreign investment in U.S. businesses required the parties to consider the risk that the government would object on national security grounds.…
Employers Should Start Preparing for Upcoming H-1B Cap
By Leo Peng
About UsFoster Garvey’s International practice group comprises a cross-disciplinary group of attorneys practicing in areas ranging from business transactions, immigration, maritime, government regulatory work, transportation and logistics and estate planning. The group members include bilingual and multicultural attorneys who are well-versed in handling these subject matters in a cross-border context. A number of attorneys have been…
EU-Japan Trade Agreement Now in Effect
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker commented:
“Europe and Japan are sending a message to the world about the future of open and fair trade. We are opening a new marketplace home to 635 million people and almost a third of the world’s Gross Domestic Product, bringing the people of Europe and Japan closer together than…
New Rule Amending H-1B Lottery Selection Process Effective April 1, 2019
Starting this April, the USCIS will reverse the order in which it selects H-1B petitions for adjudication. H-1B petitions, filed on behalf all beneficiaries, will first be selected from the annual quota consisting of 65,000 new H-1Bs. Any beneficiaries not selected but who hold an advanced degree from a U.S. college/university will have a second…
It’s in Washington’s Best Interests to Engage China as a Partner, Not as an Adversary
It’s in Washington’s Best Interests to Engage China as a Partner, Not as an Adversary
Our region and China enjoy a strong recent history of positive engagement and constructive development for mutual profit. There are many legitimate issues which our country needs to address with China including: trade, intellectual property protections, geopolitical territorial ambitions, climate…
New U.S. Law on Foreign Investment Further Complicates Future Chinese Investments in the United States
New U.S. Law on Foreign Investment Further Complicates Future Chinese Investments in the United States
The following are among the new law’s most important changes to U.S. control of foreign investment that a Chinese investor may want to consider:
Adding Specificity to the Types of Transactions Subject to Review
1) Under the preexisting law, CFIUS…
The New BE-120: Mandatory Reporting of Foreign Transactions in Services and Intellectual Property – Upcoming June 29, 2018 Deadline
The New BE-120: Mandatory Reporting of Foreign Transactions in Services and Intellectual Property – Upcoming June 29, 2018 Deadline
The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) is currently administering a BE-120 survey, which is an updated version of the BE-120 required in 2011. This time, however, if you are a U.S. person or…