Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 9, 2019 USCIS Announces H-1B Preregistration Process Will Begin March 1st, 2020 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a pre-registration process for H-1B filings for the first time. Employers can register … Continue reading >USCIS Announces H-1B Preregistration Process Will Begin March 1st, 2020
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Conrad 30 Physician J-Waiver Update for Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska The demand for Conrad 30 J-1 Physician waivers has risen substantially in the past few years for Washington State and … Continue reading >Conrad 30 Physician J-Waiver Update for Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 4, 2019 Labor Certification and the Ten Certifications Labor certification is the process by which an employer recruits for a position, to determine if there are any available, … Continue reading >Labor Certification and the Ten Certifications
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on June 10, 2019 E Visas Now Available for New Zealand Good news for New Zealanders! As of today, the E-1 and E-2 visas are available options for travel and stays … Continue reading >E Visas Now Available for New Zealand
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 26, 2018January 9, 2019 The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration The U.S. Federal Government is in shutdown mode, due to a budget fight over President Trump’s desire to build a … Continue reading >The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 1, 2018November 3, 2020 The TN Status and the New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement The United States, Canada, and Mexico have announced that they have reached an agreement to supplant the longstanding North American … Continue reading >The TN Status and the New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 21, 2018November 4, 2020 Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility Canada’s Cannabis Act, otherwise called Bill C-45, legalizes cannabis nationally on October 17th. The starting point for all U.S. border … Continue reading >Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on June 6, 2018 Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization I had the honor of testifying before Canada’s Senate Committee on National Security and Defence in April, concerning the border … Continue reading >Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 National Interest Waiver Receives New Adjudication Test The Administrative Appeals Office issued a landmark decision today, overturning the old standard of adjudication for national interest waiver petitions, … Continue reading >National Interest Waiver Receives New Adjudication Test
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 19, 2016 Highly Anticipated PERM Modernization Rule Withdrawn The Department of Labor reports that it has withdrawn its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Schedule A Request for Information … Continue reading >Highly Anticipated PERM Modernization Rule Withdrawn