Given technical people aren't celebrities or sports figures, beyond conference proceedings, what were the kinds of evidence these kind of applicants presented in support of an O - or another type of visa?
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#22This isn't an immigration issue per se but we (early stage startup) were thinking of hiring an employee who will remain in their home country (Colombia) and work remotely until COVID concerns are far in the rearview. Do you know of any companies that we can use as a proxy or intermediary so we don't have to go through all the legal hoops ourselves? After some super quick research we found lano.io but would love some…
Louis Lautman is best contact over there for help. louis (at) supremeoutsourcing (dot) com
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#25I'm sure you saw the article recently about the H1B visa program requiring significantly higher pay for visa holders. How do you think this will affect current visa holders? Obviously it varies case by case but I'm hoping you'll have insight into this that I don't have. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-announces-...
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#26I got a birth affidavit from my parents because my parent's name was abbreviated in the birth certificate. This affidavit does not have parent's date of birth. Is that going to be an issue?
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#27A bit of a basic question but, if an individual working in the US on an H1B Visa decides to marry a US Citizen, how will it affect their job status? Will they have to quit their job, go back to their country of origin and return to the US on a Marriage/Fiance visa once that process is approved?
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#30Does the prevailing wage rule apply only to base salary or to total compensation?
Do you think the new rules will be sued and blocked?