Immigration Update with Lin Walker

In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Agency) on October 23, 2023, DHS proposes to create a “Use or Lose” provision that would prohibit “banking” H-1B time.

Such provision would require beneficiaries of approved H-1B cap petitions to timely enter the U.S. and commence employment with the petitioner.

Why is DHS making such a proposal?

In its PERM recruitment process, which is required to sponsor foreign nationals for employment-based permanent residence, Apple showed a preference for employees with temporary work visas instead of qualified and available US workers (which include US citizens, lawful permanent residences, asylees and refugees).

So, what (allegedly) did Apple do wrong?

We take a break from Immigration News to bring you a very special episode with mindfulness coach and embodied movement educator Timothy Lewis.

In this episode attorney Lin Walker talks with Tim about mindfulness; what people think it is, what it actually is, and how mindfulness can be an effective tool to combat many different forms of stress.

Other topics discussed include dealing with stress in the workplace, body awareness, problems with sleep, tactics for dealing with panic attacks and the power of awareness and acceptance.

Please join us for this very enlightening and relaxing episode. And stay tuned till the end when Tim leads us in a 5 minute awareness meditation that you can do anywhere.

If you haven't tried meditation or perhaps were wondering how it works, this is a perfect introduction to a simple technique for calming the mind and body that may surprise you.

You can follow Tim on LinkedIn, Instagram @mindfulnesswithtimothy or find him on the free Insight Timer app for sleep, anxiety and stress.

What are some of the advantages that franchise ownership offers over traditional businesses in terms of securing an E-2 visa?

We were honored to be joined on the podcast by Jeremy Bollington, a Franchise consultant with Your Franchise is Waiting, a service that works with qualified foreign nationals to help them find a franchise to support their E-2 visa application.

In this podcast we answer several questions on the minds of potential E2 visa applicants:

0:00 Introduction to Jeremy

4:02 What is an E2 visa?

5:17 What are the criteria for a business to support an E2?

7:13 Benefits of E2 franchise vs traditional business

12:42 How to choose which franchise is best for you

17:14 What are the hot franchises right now?

21:16 What are the challenging industries that E2 investors should avoid?

25:03 What are some of the cultural challenges for foreign investors?

27:45 What advice would Jeremy give to someone who wants to come to the USA to start a business?

31:12 What is the franchise consultant fee?

CLICK HERE TO ARRANGE A CONSULTATION WITH JEREMY NOW https://www.yourfranchiseiswaiting.com/

Deborah Reidy of SmartChoice Translations joins immigration attorney Lin Walker to discuss the pitfalls of poor translation in many kinds of legal situations.

In this episode we tackle such questions as:

0:00 What is SmartChoice Translations?

0:52 What services does SmartChoice Translations offer?

4:11 What kinds of training is required for legal translators?

8:18 Why you shouldn't rely on friends or family to translate

11:00 Qualifications to be a legal translator

14:17 Importance of legal knowledge for a legal translator 18:54 Is AI translation or Google translate a good substitute?

22:29 Which languages can SmartChoice handle? Contact Deborah here to arrange a consultation... https://smartchoicetranslations.com/

• How important is immigration accuracy in the movies? Why should we care?
• What constitutes marriage fraud, and what are the consequences?
• What is the role of USCIS in determining the legitimacy of a marriage visa?

In this episode we examine two episodes from the very funny NBC sitcom SUPERSTORE, which stars America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, and follows a whole gang of wacky and endearing characters working in a fictional big box store.

For our purposes we are going to focus on Mateo, an immigrant from the Philippines who is undocumented and discovers that getting a promotion in the store could mean that he will be discovered and threatened with deportation, as we will see, through some comic and, in some cases touching, circumstances.

As with so many of the films and TV we have examined so far, the writers have taken liberties with the truth in order to create drama and comedy.

However, out of all the TV shows and movies that we have watched to date for "Immigration at the Movies", SUPERSTORE, we feel. most accurately reflects the dilemma that many foreign national children who become undocumented adults face in the United States -- the land of immense opportunity but incredibly limited options to become "legal".

SUPERSTORE, using both humor and heartache, shows the impact that a person's immigration status has on themselves as well as their family and community.

It’s Back! We are officially in H-1B Cap Season – the chaotic period when hundreds of thousands of H-1B Cap Registrations are prepared and electronically filed with the hope of securing one of the 85,000 H-1B visas available for Fiscal Year 2024.

In this quick shot episode of the podcast we are going to give you some quick reminders to make your H-1B Cap Season go much more smoothly.

Please join us for another edition of "Immigration at the Movies: Myth or Truth", the podcast series that examines immigration scenes in popular movies and TV and lets you know how accurately they portray immigration law and procedures.

Today we are going to "fix" one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld. Specifically Season 4 Episode 14 from 1993, "The Visa" with Babu Bhat, who you might remember from an earlier episode where Jerry convinced him to open an all Pakistani restaurant in the neighborhood which failed miserably.

He is now working at the coffee shop where the gang hangs out and is living in the same apartment building as Jerry and Cramer.

His visa application gets temporarily "lost in the mail" and all hilarity ensues. But how realistic is what happens in this episode?

We'll play some clips from the show, while Lin corrects all the immigration law issues. For your real-life immigration law questions, please schedule an appointment at https://meyner.com/