Your employment contract and practice ownership agreements (i.e. shareholder agreements, practice purchase agreements, partnership agreements) play a critical role in determining the direction of your career. These issues are critical at any time in your career, but may be most important, post-residency or fellowship, when you are taking that first step. It is always important
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H1B cap reached
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf …Read More
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DOS Release on Passport Rule
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U.S. nationals are required to hold a U.S. passport for entry (by air) into the U.S. Effective 6-1-09, all U.S. nationals traveling by sea or land must also hold a U.S. passport.
Click the link to read the DOS press release as well as a FAQ sheet on the topic.
USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B VISAS
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USCIS BIOMETRIC CHANGES FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
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The USCIS issued an update regarding revised instructions for Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. The revised instructions include changes for re-entry permit and refugee travel document applicants. The text of the changes is attached.
Waiver Options for Foreign Medical Graduates on J-1 Visas
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BY: Kenneth M. Ventresca, Esq., Lisa M. Ventresca, Esq. and Michael Cassidy, Esq.
Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who reside and are employed in the United States on a J-1 Visa generally are required to return to their home country for a period of two (2) years as a prerequisite for applying for permanent residency or an H1B Visa. This requirement is known as the foreign residency requirement and constrains the immigration options for FMGs on J-1 Visas. The only way to get around the foreign residency requirement is to obtain a waiver.Continue Reading Waiver Options for Foreign Medical Graduates on J-1 Visas
SS cards and ICE enforcement
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The attached is a bulletin directing employers to be aware of possible I-9 violations and the fraudulent use of social security cards. Your company clients may have an interest in this info.
www.medlawblog.com/ICE update(2).pdfLisa M. Ventresca
USCIS Announces Centralized Filing Location For Certain H-1B Cap Exempt Petitioners
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New I-9 Immigration Forms: 12/26/07
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For the first time in 16 years, the Federal Government has changed
the I-9 Immigration Form.
It has now been released and ALL employers, regardless of size are
required to fill one out for each new employee. Only this amended
version of the Form I-9 will be accepted as valid after December 26,
2007.…
US Citizen Passport Cards
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As of February 1, 2008, U.S. citizens may begin to apply for the New Passport Card. The passport card will facilitate travel between the U.S. and land border as well as sea ports-of-entry countries such as Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean. The new passport card will carry the same rights and privileges as a…