Comment: Top Links July 2014
We feature the top articles and news items for July 2014 below:

Articles: News:

What were your favorite July 2014 articles? Share your thoughts by writing to editor@ilw.com.

Article: The E-2 Treaty Investor NIV is a Very Narrow Bridge to an EB-5 Greencard By Joseph P. Whalen

Blogging: House Passes Bills Stripping Due Process Rights for Child Refugees, Repealing DACA By Greg Siskind

News: House Passes H.R.5277 - DACA Bill

News: Houses Passes H.R.5230 - UAC Funding Bill

News: USCIS Posts DACA Toolkit

Focus: Short Term Work Authorization
The third and final session of the ILW.com seminar series, "Business Travel: It's Shapes/Forms and Challenges" will be taking place this Thursday, August 7, 2014. The Discussion Leader will be Jet Stigter and other speakers for this series include Azeem Bakhtiar, Maria Ferre, Bruna Frota, Diem Ngo, Anna Ngueyn and Jennifer Tavern. The curriculum is as follows:

THIRD Phone Session on August 7, 2014 - Short Term Work Authorization

  • Purpose
    • Why use short term processes?
    • Benefits/Risks
  • Types of Short Term Work Authorization
    • Work allowed as a Business Visitor
      • Switzerland
        1. 8 Day Rule
      • China
        1. M Business Visa
    • Work allowed by Short Term Work Permit
      • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
        1. Short Term Work Visit Visa
      • Nigeria
        1. Temporary Work Permit
    • Parameters for Use
      • Visa validity
      • Visa duration
      • Number of entries allowed
      • Extensions
  • Trends
    • How are countries adapting to changes in global business models?
      • Tightening of immigration requirements in global markets
      • Acknowledgement that business concerns drive compliance levels
        1. Creation of short term work authorization/business visitor flexibilities to accommodate business needs
  • Case Studies
    • Ireland
      • Irregular Working Scheme
        1. Short Term Projects
        2. Internships
    • Brazil
      • 90 Technical
      • 1 year Technical
    • South Africa
      • 11(2)

For additional information, including speaker biographies, detailed curriculum, and to register, please see:
Online: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/201408.shtm
Fax Form: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/201408.pdf

Miss the first two sessions? Don't worry - we'll send you recordings. The registration deadline for this final session is August 5 at 11:59pm. Don't delay, act today!

Headline: Rubio defends his immigration plan, calls Obama's policy a 'lure' in Central America Click here
Headline: Mexico is weak link to cross-border immigration enforcement Click here
Headline: Tough GOP immigration bills drawing strong reactions pro and con Click here
Headline: Ronald Reagan amnesty haunts immigration action Click here
Headline: US immigration attorney: "I deal with great numbers of children and young adults fleeing violence and poverty" Click here
Headline: Obama to Decide on Immigration by End of Summer Click here
Headline: Jobs and Illegal Immigration Click here

Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Raleigh, NC - Ogletree Deakins is one of the nation's largest labor and employment law firms. Its immigration practice group employs over 46 immigration attorneys and over 85 paraprofessionals. Our Raleigh office has an opportunity for an experienced immigration paralegal to join the firm's expanding practice. We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm. Duties will include preparation and filing of petitions, H-1B visa applications and labor certification applications. Our outstanding paralegals also compile and analyze case facts, draft correspondence, maintain and organize client documentation and have direct contact with multiple employees. Requirements: Extensive employment based immigration paralegal experience, preferably in large law firm environment, as well as strong proficiency with MS Word, Outlook, INS Zoom, and a document management system. Successful candidates will possess strong writing skills, have excellent attention to detail, be able to multi-task and work independently toward team goals. Outstanding case management and organizational skills are required. Contact: To apply for this position, please email your resume to Vanessa Russell at vanessa.russell@ogletreedeakins.com with "RALEIGH IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL" in the subject line.

Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Santa Clara, CA - Fragomen is the largest firm in the world dedicated to corporate immigration, and is recognized as the leading global immigration services provider. Our Santa Clara, CA office is seeking highly motivated Business Immigration Paralegals to join their team. Please submit your resume to: http://bit.ly/1kox0zF.

Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Chicago, IL - Busy Chicago-based law firm seeks a full-time Associate Attorney to join our team. This individual will be primarily responsible for overseeing the preparation of various employment-based petitions, including petitions under the H-1B, L-1, PERM, and EB-5 categories. This position requires a J.D., a state bar license, and at least 2 years of post-law school experience with immigrant and nonimmigrant casework. Qualified candidates must have a commitment to working hard as well as excellent writing, communication, organizational, and case management skills. Candidates who can communicate in Chinese are strongly encouraged to apply. Interested individuals should send their resume and cover letter to RECRUIT.WLC@GMAIL.COM.

Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP, a well-established 20 lawyer Santa Monica immigration law firm seeks paralegals with 1+ year experience. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, promote teamwork and professional development, strive for excellence in our legal work and client services. Qualified candidates must be detail oriented and well organized, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical and problem solving skills, as well as time and case management skills, ability to provide exceptional client service within a fast-paced environment. Bachelor's degree required. Please send your resume with a cover letter, two immigration writing samples, and salary expectation by email only to: HR Dept. Attn: YLi@Wolfsdorf.com.

Foreign Credential Evaluations
Why do the largest law firms, corporations, universities in the U.S. choose AETS for their foreign credential evaluations? As the nation's leader in foreign credential evaluations and translations, American Evaluation & Translation Service, Inc (AETS) provides the most competitive rates in the industry - $75 educational evaluations using Aacrao EDGE, as well as $300 "expert opinion" work experience and position evaluations completed by PhD university professors who have the authority o grant college level credit for work experience and/or raining. AETS offers a variety of turn-around times, including same-day service for educational, work experience, and position evaluations. For a list of rates and times, see: here. AETS also provides certified translations in 100+ languages, with translators that are specialists in 80+ fields. For a copy of the Application for Credential Evaluation and Translation Services, please visit: here. Please contact AETS at anytime at(786)276-8190, visit http://www.aetsinternational.com,or email info@aetsinternational.com New customers to AETS will receive a 25% discount on their first Educational Evaluation request - just mention Promotion Code: AETS.ILW.25 to avail of this discount.

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