Posts about Legal Tax Immigration & Compliance

On November 16, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed their tax reform proposal by a vote of 227 to 205. Later that day, the Senate passed their tax reform proposal. Both bills repeal the moving expense deduction, as well as the exclusion for moving expenses paid or reimbursed by an employer. If these changes […]

Read the most recent global immigration news. Source: Fragomen Worldwide New procedures that will impact the work permit application process for companies in the United Arab Emirates are expected to be implemented this month, according to a Ministry of Labour (MOL) announcement. In United States immigration news, the Department of Homeland Security released a highly […]

Read the latest updates on global immigration. Source: Fragomen Worldwide In United States immigration news, in April, USCIS will only accept employment-based adjustment applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is current for final action under the State Department’s April Visa Bulletin. The United Kingdom’s Parliament is considering a law that would increase […]

Get the latest information on global immigration. Source: Fragomen Worldwide  In United States immigration news, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received a record 236,000 H-1B cap petitions for employment in Fiscal Year 2017 – a 1.3 percent increase over last year’s total.  According to the State Department’s May Visa Bulletin, the cutoff dates for final […]

Read the latest update on global immigration news. Source: Fragomen Worldwide In United States immigration news, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has determined that it will only accept employment-based adjustment applications next month from foreign nationals with a priority date that is current for final action under State Department’s June Visa Bulletin. USCIS has received […]

Get the latest update on global immigration news. Source: Fragomen Worldwide  In United States immigration news, a proposed regulation would give the Justice Department broader powers to investigate immigration-related employment discrimination cases.  The agency is accepting public feedback on the proposal through September 14, 2016.  Another proposed regulation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is […]

Read the latest updates on global immigration. Source: Fragomen Worldwide In United States immigration news, USCIS received a record 233,000 FY 2016 H-1B cap petitions – almost three times the number of available visa numbers. The overall chance of selection in the cap is approximately 36 percent. Initial adjudication of premium processed H-1B cap cases […]