Get Ready For Changes
To Immigration Laws
What Universities, Hospitals and
Research Institutes Have To Know
Klasko, Rulon, Stock and Seltzer, LLP
Philadelphia
1800 JFK Blvd. Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.825.8600
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New York
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New York, NY 10017
212.796.8840
H. Ronald Klasko, Esq.
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Ron Klasko is the Managing Partner of Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP and has
been providing immigration assistance and solutions to universities, hospitals, and research
institutions for over 25 years.
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Ron is a past National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and
served for 3 years as the bar association’s General Counsel. He is a past Chair of AILA’s
Department of Labor National Liaison Committee, its Task Force on H and L Visas and
Business Immigration Committee. Mr. Klasko is the recipient of the 1999 American
Immigration Lawyers Association Founders Award, bestowed upon the individual who has
had the most positive impact on immigration law.
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Ron has been selected as one of the top immigration lawyers in the US by The Chambers
Global Guide. He is selected annually for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. The
International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers selected Mr. Klasko as one of the 5 most
highly-regarded immigration lawyers in the world. He is a frequent author and lecturer on
hospital and university-related immigration law topics and is a former Adjunct Professor of
Immigration Law at Villanova University Law School.
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Ron is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
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Richard R. Rulon, Esq.
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Rich Rulon has been practicing immigration law for more than 30 years. Rich is a
member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), is a former
Chair of AILA’s Philadelphia Chapter, has served on the Board of Governors of
AILA and the Immigration Reform Committee. He has also served on the Board
of Trustees of the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) including six
years as Chairman and was the recipient of AILF’s 2005 Honorary Fellow Award
for lifelong service to the field of immigration and nationality law.
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Rich has been a lecturer at seminars on immigration law subjects and at AILA
Annual Conferences; has authored numerous articles on immigration law topics
and has played and continues to play an active role in helping to shape
immigration reform legislation.
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Rich was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and also as a
“Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.”
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Rich is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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William A. Stock, Esq.
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William A. Stock is a founding partner of Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP.
He handles all aspects of immigration law, including assisting companies and
individuals in obtaining employment- and family-based visas; resolving
citizenship issues and obtaining naturalization; and defending clients in DHS
and Department of Labor enforcement proceedings.
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Bill is featured in The Chambers Global Guide, The Best Lawyers in America,
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, and Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. He
currently serves as Chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of AILA, is member of
AILA’s National Board of Governors. He received AILA’s Joseph Minsky Award,
given to a lawyer under age 35 who has made the most outstanding
contributions to the field of immigration law, in 2000.
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Bill is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and currently is an
Adjunct Faculty Member at Villanova University School of Law.
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Suzanne B. Seltzer, Esq.
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Suzanne B. Seltzer is a founding partner of Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP, and
manages the New York office. She handles a wide range of business immigration
matters, with an emphasis on universities, pharmaceutical companies, clinical physicians,
and research scientists.
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Suzanne is a member of the National Coalition for Access to Healthcare, Co-Chair of
AILA’s NY District Director Liaison Committee, and Co-Chair of the NYC Anti-Trafficking
Network’s legal subcommittee. Suzanne is a frequent speaker on immigration options
available to international medical graduates and research scientists, and is the author of
several articles.
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Suzanne was honored with the Cornerstone Award by the Lawyers Alliance for New York
in recognition of her outstanding contributions to pro bono work on behalf of non-profit
agencies, and the Samuel E. Klein Pro Bono Award for her work on behalf of victims of
human trafficking.
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Suzanne obtained her JD from Georgetown University Law Center.
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The Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for
Business selects Klasko, Rulon, Stock and Seltzer, LLP as
One of the Six Top Immigration Firms in the US
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“For many sources, the firm is the strongest in the country
when it comes to representing clients in the university research and
medical sectors. It is also respected for its efficient handling of referrals
from institutions seeking complex visa applications particularly those
relating to people of extraordinary ability and national interest.”
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The Lawyers: Ron Klasko is regarded as “a leading national
practitioner who really does it all.” “Literally on the cutting edge” when
it comes to immigration policy and legislative issues, peers find it
“fascinating to see how creative he is” in this arena. The “young and
brilliant” partner Bill Stock also received strong recommendation from
interviewees for the quality of his practice and his expertise in J-1 visas.
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Agenda
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Legislative / Regulatory Update
PERM / Backlog Elimination Center Workshop
Options for the Best and Brightest
Travel / Security Clearance Workshop
Q&A
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Legislative and Regulatory
Update
Richard R. Rulon, Esq.
Two Major Bills Passed
House Legislation
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HR 4437,
The Border Protection,
Antiterrorism, and Illegal
Immigration Control Act
of 2005
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Senate Legislation
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S. 2611,
The Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act
of 2006
HR 4437: Border Protection,
Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration
Control Act (Sensenbrenner)
PASSED the House December 16, 2005
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Enforcement-only legislation, does not deal with H-1B blackout,
family-based/employment-based backlog or other non-immigrant
reform measures.
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Seeks to more stringently enforce our present immigration
system.
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Creates new federal felony of “unlawful presence and defines the
term broadly and introduces penalties on those who support or
shield illegal migrants, which could mean that employees of social
service agencies and churches could face up to five years in
prison for helping unauthorized foreigners.
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HR 4437 (Continued)
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Requires the creation of a new system for telephonic or electronic
verification of an individual’s employment authorization and
makes participation in the new program mandatory for all
employers within two years of the bill’s enactment.
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Verification would be required for both new employees and
previously hired employees.
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Revises the date upon which the basic pilot program for
employment verification systems becomes mandatory to two
years after the enactment of this legislation.
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Significantly increases the civil penalties for hiring, recruiting, and
referral violations, and would extend the definition of “recruit or
refer” for purposes of triggering obligations under this title to
hiring hall-type situations.
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Title I – Border Enforcement
Passed by Senate on May 25th 2006
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Requires DHS to submit plan within 6 months of enactment
for installing US-VISIT system at every U.S. port of entry.
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Requires all DHS documents giving evidence of
immigration status to be machine-readable, tamper
resistant, and contain biometric identification data allowing
DHS to electronically verify such status.
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Title I – Border Enforcement
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(continued)
Extends deadline (until June 1, 2009) for
implementation of Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Authorizes Secretaries of State and Homeland Security
to develop secure travel documents called “Passport
Cards” for international travel across the U.S.-Mexican
border, U.S.-Canada border, and travel between U.S.
and a country located in the Caribbean or Bermuda.
Recommends other modifications to improve crossborder travel initiatives.
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Title II – Interior Enforcement
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Expands the definition of “Criminal alien smuggling”
to include those who “facilitate or encourage” this
act. New definition also encompasses those who
shield undocumented immigrants from prosecution
or encourage such immigrants to stay in the U.S.
Immunity from prosecution is granted to religious
entities and humanitarian organizations that provide
assistance to undocumented immigrants.
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Title II – Interior Enforcement
(continued)
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Creates a new Electronic Employment Verification
System (EEVS) for employers to use to evaluate the
work authorization of individual employees, requiring all
employers to participate, and making it illegal to hire or
continue to employ an undocumented alien; EEVS
replaces old I-9 system.
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Imposes civil/financial penalties on employers who hire
undocumented workers and/or fail to keep proper
records; imposes criminal penalties for repeat violations
and bars federal contracts with employer for 5 years.
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Title II – Interior Enforcement (continued)
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Timetable for implementation:
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For new hires, all employers must participate 18 months after date that
$400 million has been made available to implement EEVS.
Employers may volunteer to participate before the 18-month period.
Attestation for employers:
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Employer must attest that it has verified the identity and eligibility to work
by taking specific steps including examining the following:
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For U.S. Citizens: U.S. passport or state-issues driver’s license.
For Aliens: LPR card or employment authorization card.
When above unavailable, DHS can authorize use of other documents.
Alternative document must have photograph and tamper-resistant security
feature.
Attestation for employees:
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Employees must attest that they are eligible to work in the U.S.
Individuals subject to $5000 fine and/or imprisonment for 3 years for false
attestation.
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Verification Process
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Employer must use EEVS to confirm individual’s employment
eligibility no later than 3 days after date of hire.
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DHS must provide (via EEVS) response to employer within 10 days.
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When worker found ineligible, he/she is given notice of this and has
10 days to submit the evidence contesting ineligibility.
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DHS must provide final confirmation or non-confirmation within 30
days after worker contests non-confirmation notice. If DHS fails to
respond within 30 days, the worker is granted default confirmation.
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Employer must terminate worker upon final non-confirmation notice,
and provide to DHS any information DHS feels will assist in
enforcing immigration laws.
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Title IV – Temporary Worker
Program with Labor Protections &
Path to Permanent Status
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Creates a temporary worker program (H-2C), with
a potential path to legal permanent residence for
200,000 low-skilled workers per year currently
outside the US.
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Visa category becomes available 18 months after
date that $400 million has been made available to
implement EEVS (Title III).
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Title V – Backlog Reduction
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Immediate relatives no longer count against the family based
cap of 480,000 per fiscal year, thereby adding 254,000 new
visas per year to eliminate backlogs.
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Recaptures unused visas from FY 2001-2005.
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Creates recapture mechanism for unused visas for all years
going forward.
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Raises employment based cap to 450,000 for fiscal years 2007
through 2016; cap drops to 290,000 in 2017 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
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Creates an overall cap of 650,000 that includes spouses and
children of employment –based principals thus, once the
650,000 numbers have been used by principals, spouses and
children, no more visas may be issued to principals.
Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP
Title V – Backlog Reduction (continued)
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Increases per country ceilings for both employment-based and familybased immigrant visas.
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The new allocation of 450,000 employment-based visas is:
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EB-1:15%
EB-2:15%
EB-3: 35%
EB-4 (investors): 5%
EB-5: 30% (“other workers”)
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Shortage occupations, including nurses and physical therapists,
exempt from worldwide and per-country numerical caps.
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Creates J-Stem visa; mirrors the new F-4 visa. F-4 and J-Stem are
for students pursuing advanced degrees in a STEM field. F-4 and
J-Stem visa holders can adjust status and both can secure three year
employment authorization documents and advance parole documents
without having to renew annually.
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H-1B Visa Provisions
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Increases the H-1B cap from 65,000 to a more realistic 115,000 per
fiscal year.
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Provides for a market-based cap escalator that takes effect in fiscal
year after years in which U.S. employers have an increased need for
more H-1B professionals.
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Creates an exemption from the overall H-1B cap for those foreign
professionals who have earned a medical specialty certification
through post-doctoral U.S. training and experience.
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Creates an exemption from the overall H-1B cap for those foreign
professionals who have earned a U.S. master’s or higher degree.
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Extends current 20,000 cap exemption for those with U.S. advanced
degrees to include those with advanced degrees (Master’s or
higher) earned in foreign countries.
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Employment Based (EB)
Immigrant Visa Provisions
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Streamlines the adjudication process and provides for premium
processing of EB visa petitions.
Creates exemption from EB cap for foreign professionals who:
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Have earned a medical specialty certification through post-doctoral U.S.
training and experience and those who have earned a U.S. master’s
degree or higher
Have earned a STEM master’s degree and have worked for 3 years in
the U.S.
Are outstanding researchers, professors, or professionals of
extraordinary ability, or who hold a national interest waiver
Will work in occupations designated by DOL as lacking sufficient U.S.
worker that are able, willing and qualified to fill those positions.
Authorizes extensions of stay for L-1 visa holders if a labor
certification application or immigrant visa petition have been filed
and pending for more than 365 days.
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Title VI – Work Authorization &
Legalization of Undocumented
Individuals
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Provides three tier system for
undocumented workers to earn a path
towards citizenship.
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Other House Passed
Immigration Measures
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HR 6094, the Community Protection Act of 2006,
passed in House on Sept. 21-allows for indefinite detention,
expands expedited removal allows for AG to designate a
group as a “gang” and making association with it cause for
removal.
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HR 6095, Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006,
passed in House on Sept. 21-giving state and local law
enforcement option to enforce civil immigration law
violations.
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Neither stand alone enforcement measure has been taken
up by the Senate.
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Bills Passed Containing
Immigration Related Provisions
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DHS appropriations signed into law by the
President on October 4, 2006
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Funding for some border fence, real and virtual
 Delay of WHTI Pass card requirement June 1, 2009
 Criminalization of Border Tunneling
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HR 6061 the Secure Fence Act (Senate passed
this measure however President has not yet signed
into law).
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DHS Proposed Amendment to Employment
Eligibility Verification (EEV) Regulation
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Lowers threshold of “constructive knowledge” by adding
two more examples of information available to employer
indicating employee not authorized to work in U.S.
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Receipt of SSA “no match” letter
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Receipt of “no match” notice from DHS Employer advising that
immigrant status and employment authorization documentation
presented by alien in completing Form I-9 was assigned to
another person or not assigned to anyone.
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DHS Proposed Amendment to Employment
Eligibility Verification (EEV) Regulation (continued)
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Provides a “Safe Harbor” from DHS finding of
“constructive knowledge” that employee is not authorized
to work in the U.S.
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The 14-Day Safe Harbor
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Check records and take other action to obtain SSA verification within
14 days of receipt of “no match” letter or notice.
The 60-Day Safe Harbor
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Reverify alien’s work authorization and identity in a limited I-9-like
procedure completed in 3 days if discrepancy is unresolved within 60
days of receipt of “no match” letter or notice.
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Amendment to (EEV) Regulation (cont.)
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Where discrepancy referred to in “no match” letter
unresolved and employee’s identity and work
authorization cannot be verified employer must
choose between.
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Terminating employee
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Continuing to employ alien and face finding of
violation of 8 USC§274A-unlawful employment of
aliens.
Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP
Gazing into the Crystal Ball –
IMPACT of 2006 Elections on Immigration
Legislation
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Republicans Retain Control of Both Houses
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Lame Duck Session: CIR legislation will not pass, but there
may be efforts to attach immigration-related riders onto
unrelated bills including some good (H and EB Relief) and
some bad (enforcement only).
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110th Congress: future of CIR legislation will depend on which
Republicans win (restrictionists or moderates) and by what
overall margin. Likely result is renewed pursuit of
enforcement only and unyeilding opposition to CIR,
particularly as it relates to undocumented aliens.
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Gazing into the Crystal Ball (cont.)
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Republicans retain Senate and Lose House
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Lame Duck Session: CIR legislation not likely to pass but
there is a reasonable chance H and EB relief could pass.
Republican leadership may try to pursue immigration –
related enforcement only riders, but unlikely to gain passage
in Senate.
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110th Congress: Pro-immigration Democrats will move into
leadership positions in House so there may be sufficient
support in both Houses to pass CIR along the lines of S-2611.
H and EB relief should pass either as part of S-2611 or in
stand alone legislation.
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Gazing into the Crystal Ball (cont.)
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Democrats Win both Houses
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Lame Duck Session: Scenario similar to Split of Houses
above.
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110th Congress: Immigration-related legislation including
CIR will likely be more warmly received in both Houses,
but because of complexity and passion it evokes,
Democratic leadership in both Houses will be reluctant
early on to push this issue. H and EB relief, however,
should pass
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Labor Certification Update
For Hospitals, Universities and
Research Organizations
William A. Stock, Esq.
Introduction
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Backlog Center Cases and “Conversion”
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PERM Processing Update
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Backlog Center Processing
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Pulled all “Special Handling” Cases – but delays if they
requested more documents
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Deadline for Completion: September 30, 2007
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Progress So Far:
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Of about 360,000 pending, about 179,000 completed
Of 179,000 completions, about 80,000 withdrawals
Processing Dates
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RIR: Mostly 2003
TR: Mostly 2001
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Backlog Center Processing
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(continued)
Making Sure Your Case Is At the Backlog Center
case closures - no “45 day letter” response
 “No Contact” cases - nobeccontact@phi.dflc.us
 Case Disclosure system - www.pbls.doleta.gov/pbls_pds.cfm
 Erroneous
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New “Conversion” Regulation
 File
RIR Documentation with request to treat case as RIR
 Documentation must be filed before recruitment
instructions for TR are issued
 “Conversion” is not a PERM filing
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PERM Filing
Where there is a Backlogged Case
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“Refiling” with an “Identical” Case
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Keeps priority date of backlogged case
 Automatically withdraws backlogged case
 Only one chance
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New filing, whether identical or not
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Allows changes from prior case
 Does not affect backlogged case
 Case receives new priority date
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Processing Time
Improvement for “Clean” Cases
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60 - 90 days for most cases
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Some in 30 days or less
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“Clean” Cases?
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Relatively Few Audits
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At least of cases we file
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Many audits approved shortly after audit
response
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“Audit Triggers” do not always trigger
audits
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PERM Current Issues
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The Health America Decision and
What It Means
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The Problem: Typos or Errors on the Form
 The DOL Solution: Just Refile
 The BALCA Solution: Consider the Audit File
on a Motion to Reconsider
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PERM Current Issues (continued)
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Continuing PERM Bugaboos
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Prevailing Wage Delays and Timing
Internal Electronic Posting Requirement
Specificity of the Advertising
“Employer Contact” Emails
Closing SWA Job Orders
Counting Days
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PERM Policy Issues
for Universities and Hospitals
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Which employees will be sponsored?
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Who will select the institution’s counsel?
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What quality control will be in place to ensure
proper filing?
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How often will preemptive audits be
conducted?
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Questions ?
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Options for the
Best and Brightest
Suzanne B. Seltzer, Esq.
How does PERM compare with
petitions that don’t require a
labor certification?
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What petitions do not require a
labor certification?
Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (EB-1)
 Outstanding Researchers (EB-1)
 Multinational Executive/Mangers (EB-1)
 National Interest Waivers (EB-2)
 Schedule A labor certifications (EB-2)
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What’s the advantage of these
non-labor cert petitions?
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Higher preference categories
 EB-1
 EB-2
One less step in the LPR process
 Concurrent filing of adjustment
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 Employment
Authorization Document
 Advance Parole
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What’s the advantage of these
non-labor cert petitions? (continued)
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No advertising, no expense of advertising
More flexibility in changing positions, possible
that no job offer is required
No prevailing wage requirement, except
Schedule A
Self sponsored or employer sponsored
Easier to pursue more than one strategy
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What’s the disadvantages
to non-labor cert?
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Not everyone is extraordinary, exceptional,
or in the national interest
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Subjective adjudication
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How are you going to get earliest priority
date
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In these situations,
is PERM ever better?
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Special Handling labor cert
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Occupation in high demand
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i.e. - physician in shortage area
Recruitment previously done
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O-1 May be the Solution
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What is the O-1?
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Non-immigrant visa for
“aliens of extraordinary ability”
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No annual cap
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Initially approved for up to three years
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Can be extended indefinitely
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When is O-1 the solution?
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H-1b quota is hit
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At end of 6 years on H
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On J status, subject to 212(e)
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Not eligible for H
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Any concerns with the O-1?
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Does not waive two year home residency requirement
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Cannot travel on O-1 if adjustment of status is pending
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J’s cannot change to O, must consular process
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J-2 dependents changed to O-3, can no longer work
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Not everyone is extraordinary
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Impact of Bi-Specialization
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Service Centers
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4 regional service centers
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California Service Center (CSC)
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Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
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Vermont Service Center (VSC)
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Texas Service Center (TSC)
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Overview of Bi-Specialization
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New USCIS filing and adjudication system
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Workload divided between “Sister” pairings
 Non-immigrant petitions (I-129s) - Vermont
 All filed in Vermont (VSC)
 New Hs, TNs, E-3s adjudicated at VSC
 H COS or EOS, O-1s, E-1/2 at CSC
 Employment
& California
based Immigrant petitions (I-140s) Nebraska & Texas
 All filed in Nebraska (NSC)
 Split 50 - 50 with Texas
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Confusion At Service Centers
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4 different ways of doing things
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VSC is confused over licensure issues
NSC is overwhelmed with I-140s
Few cases are going to TSC
CSC applying tougher standards on artist “O-1s”
Problems
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Lack of training
mailrooms overwhelmed
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Anticipated Changes
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Geographical divide & Bi-Specialization
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Non-immigrant petitions
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previously filed with CSC and NSC will be filed at the CSC
previously filed with VSC and TSC will be filed at the VSC
Immigrant petitions and Adjustments of Status
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previously filed with CSC and NSC will be filed at NSC
previously filed with VSC and TSC will be filed at TSC
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Premium Processing
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EB-1 “B” Outstanding Professors and Researchers
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EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees
or Exceptional Ability, except for “National Interest
Waivers”
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EB-3 skilled workers
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EB-3 professionals
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EB-3 “other workers”
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Travel / Security
Clearances
H. Ronald Klasko, Esq.
Who is at increased risk in
traveling overseas?
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Security Clearance Issues
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Prior visa delays
Prior CIS adjudication delays
Prior port of entry problems
Country of birth/nationality
Countries traveled to previously
Criminal violations
Possible Technology Alert List issues
Common name
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Immigration Issues
Prior immigration violations
 222(g)
 3/10 year bar issues
 Prior visa denial or visa cancellation
 214(b)/Dual intent issues
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Immigration Issues (continued)
Change of status in U.S.
 Pending change/extension of status
 OPT
 Fraud profile
 Short travel time
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Travel to Canada / Mexico
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Automatic Revalidation
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30 days or less
Only if do not apply for visa
Ineligible countries
Applying for visa
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Choice of consul
Need for Canadian visa
Problem cases
Nationality-specific issues
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Travel to Canada / Mexico (continued)
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Reentry if visa denial
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No automatic revalidation
Travel with still-valid visa
Travel with B-visa
C (transit) visa
Other options
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Avoiding/Dealing with Overseas Delays
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Avoiding Delays
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Travel before visa expiration
Visa in Canada or Mexico
Advance parole
Dealing with Delays
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Visa Office inquiries
Congressional help
Correcting database
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Port of Entry Issues
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I-94 errors
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Repetitive delays/correcting database
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US VISIT
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NSEERS
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Pending change/extension of status
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Security Clearance Delays
in CIS Adjudications
 CIS
inquiries/expedite requests
 Congressional
 Mandamus
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help
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Contact Information
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H. Ronald Klasko, Esq.
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William A. Stock, Esq.
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Tele: 215.825.8608
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Tele: 215.825.8607
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Fax: 215.825.8699
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Fax: 215.825.8699
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E-mail: rklasko@klaskolaw.com
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E-mail: wstock@klaskolaw.com
Richard R. Rulon, Esq.
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Suzanne B. Seltzer, Esq.
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Tele: 215.825.8612
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Tele: 212.796.8846
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Fax: 215.825.8699
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Fax: 212.297.1799
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E-mail: rrulon@klaskolaw.com
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E-mail: sseltzer@klaskolaw.com
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