Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses
Effective May 26, 2015, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) will begin to issue Employment Authorization Documents […]
Employment
LMIA Exempt Work Permit Applications – New Procedure
Global Mobility Guide
We are so pleased to bring you the Dentons Global Mobility Guide 2015. The ability to move skilled workers […]
Permit Me to Explain – Work Permits and LMIAs for Foreign Actors
As much as we Canadians (justifiably) boast about our homegrown talent, there is no hiding the fact that to maximize […]
EB5 immigrant investors: Comparison of Traditional and Pilot Programs
Investors, their spouses and unmarried children under 21 can become US permanent residents by creating (or saving) jobs for US […]
US State Department visa and passport processing almost back to normal
The US State Department announced on August 4 that most of the worldwide backlog of nonimmigrant visa cases have been […]
Canadian Government Revamps the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
With the government’s focus on “Canadians First” for Canadian jobs, the requirements to hire temporary foreign workers were revamped to […]
DHS proposes new rules for professionals and their family
Last week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a proposed rule to attract high-skilled foreign workers by allowing […]
Immigration compliance and the importance of getting it right
Verification of all employees’ eligibility for employment in the United States is required, but can result in penalties if a […]
Canadian government shuts down access to work permits for Food Service Industry in Canada
The Canadian government has placed a moratorium on issuing labour market opinions for jobs in the food service industry following […]
H-1B blast off complete: Was the mission a success?
On April 7, 2014, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency announced it received more new H-1B petitions than it […]
Venture and human capital
Start-ups need to attract two types of capital: venture and human. There are almost as many strategies for attracting and […]