Expat employees are a valued resource for your company. As they contribute their skills to your organization, ensure you meet their needs to help retain them for the long haul. In Global Talent Perspectives 2016, a survey VISANOW conducted in partnership with Harris Poll, 700 visa and green card holders told us what it’s really like to start a new job in the United States as a sponsored employee.
In late August, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled proposed legislation granting immigrant entrepreneurs up to five years of work authorization in the United States.
It’s exciting times at Envoy. For nearly 20 years, we’ve used technological innovation to remove the complication and stress from the immigration process for employers and their employees. This month, we’ve introduced the latest generation of our online immigration management platform. In this blog series, members of the Envoy tech and product team share what they love most about the new platform and why.
Update: President-elect Donald Trump released a plan for his first 100 days in office, which includes immigration-related action items. NPR has a great article with the list of the proposals here. We’ll continue to keep you updated on employment-based immigration policy developments as they occur.
Employment-based immigration isn’t just a recruitment option for U.S. employers. With the growing skills gap, it’s become a necessity to grow and keep operations afloat. And with diametrically opposed candidates campaigning for the White House, it’s apparent that U.S. immigration could change drastically depending on who takes office in January.
Update: The October Visa Bulletin is now live. It reveals that the EB-1 preference categories for China and India are now current and there is no backlog.
If you are sponsoring an Indian or Chinese national via the EB-1 preference green card category, please note that the priority dates have retrogressed approximately six years.
As you weigh the pros and cons of each presidential candidate against your own personal beliefs and values, don’t forget to consider how each nominee could impact your role in HR and how your department operates within your organization.
Learn whether your priority date is current (meaning you are closer to receiving a green card) in the latest Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State has released the September 2016 edition. Get a rundown on how to read the charts in Introducing the New Visa Bulletin.
Every presidential election cycle, the topic of an unfavorable candidate becoming the next U.S. leader prompts people across party lines to declare that they’d move to another country.
While visa and green card holders are often eager to join the U.S. workforce, many face hurdles. The antiquated U.S. immigration system is notorious for its arduously slow application process, and being separated from loved ones back home intensifies the stress of being in a new country and a new job.
Want to voice your opinion on the state of Canada’s immigration policy? Now might be your chance. The country’s recently elected Liberal government issued an open call to Canadian citizens for feedback on the present state and the possible future direction of its immigration programs.
