June 2009

Business Issues Update from AILA Conference

By Emily Haverkamp, Immigration Attorney, The Mdivani Law Firm. This short article includes updates on immigration consequences of layoffs, hiring freezes, mergers/acquisitions; DOL Audits and Supervised Recruitment, iCert Portal, and ICE workforce Enforcement Policy Changes.

I-140 Alien Worker Petiton Update from AILA Conference

June 6, 2009 by Immigration Lawyer Mira Mdivani. The second day of the American Immigration Lawyers Association annual conference included several cutting-edge training sessions with immigration law experts and government officials. This update includes highlights on EB-2, EB-3

AILA 2009 Conference Update on PERM Employment Based Green Cards - Labor Certifications

June 5, 2009 by Samara Nazir Zaman, Business Immigration Attorney. The Government has increased the number of random PERM Audits and Supervised Recruitment efforts for PERM labor certification cases. Employers also need to be aware of how company layoffs can effect a PERM Filing.

AILA 2009 Conference E Visas for Investors Update

June 5, 2009 by Mira Mdivani, Business Immigration Attorney. Below is a summary of E Visa updates from today' round table discussion held at the annual American Immigration Lawyers Association which I am attending: