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H-1B Lottery Registration Opens March 9
There are only 65,000 H-1B visas available each year with an additional 20,000 allotted to foreign nationals with U.S. earned master degrees. In recent years, there have been well more than 200,000 H-1B petitions filed, causing USCIS to conduct a lottery to determine which cases would be accepted for processing. Following the new process implemented […]
Read full postPresident Biden reinstated the travel ban for the UK, Ireland, Schengen Area and Brazil, adding restrictions against travelers from South Africa as well
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation which reinstated the travel bans against foreign nationals who have been present in the UK, Ireland, Schengen Area, or Brazil within the last 14 days (with certain exceptions). In addition, President Biden added a restriction against foreign nationals who have been in South Africa in […]
Read full postPresident Biden requires Negative COVID-19 test for entry to US
On January 21, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order which requires travelers entering the United States to produce proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test prior to entry. This Executive Order formalizes the CDC Order announced on January 12, 2021. According to the CDC Frequently Asked Questions, international travelers must be tested no more […]
Read full postPresident Trump extends Presidential Proclamations 10014 & 10052 through March 31, 2021
On December 31, 2020, the President signed a Presidential Proclamation on Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue to Present a Rik to the United States Labor Market. This proclamation extends Presidential Proclamations 10014 and 10052 through March 31, 2021. Presidential Proclamation 10014 suspends the entry to the United States of certain nonimmigrant […]
Read full postPresidential Proclamation 10052 set to expire on December 31, 2020
Throughout 2020, President Trump has issued several travel bans affecting various foreign nationals, including individuals who were present in the People’s Republic of China, Iran, the Schengen Area, the UK and Ireland, Brazil as well as certain immigrants and nonimmigrants including H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J visa workers. On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued […]
Read full postArchived Articles
- Identifying and Reporting the Proper Taxpayer in International Structures
- Preserving the Community Property Character of Marital Assets When Moving To The United States
- Proposed Legislation Once Again Seeks to Alter the United States Expatriation Rules
- Foreign Spousal Rights and Investment in the United States
- Are You Contemplating U.S. Income Tax Residency Status? If so, Plan Accordingly
- U.S. Income Tax Withholding and Beneficial Ownership, Caribbean Today, June 2007
- The Impact Of An Installment Sale And The Potential Branch Profits Tax Liability For Any Foreign Corporation Doing Business In The U.S.
- Foreign Life Insurance Trusts – More Bang for the U.S. Buck?
- Taxation of the Internet–A Work in Progress That Doesn’t Yet Work
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts Have Potential Tax and Estate Planning Benefits
- Final Domestic v. Foreign Trust Status Regulations Include Significant Changes
- The Florida Intangibles Tax–A Less Evil?
- Like Kind Exchanges Can Defer Tax On U.S. Real Estate Sales
- Do You Have Business Profits From a United States Permanent Establishment?
- Offshore Wealth Preservation Trusts–The Anderson Case
- U.S. Tax Considerations of Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate
- Just Off The Boat, Trust Fund in Hand