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    Do you have a Corporate Immigration Policy?

    March 1, 2019

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    By Courtney New

    If you sponsor foreign workers for non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1A/B, E-3, etc.) and Lawful Permanent Resident status (i.e., green card) or have foreign employees traveling to the U.S. via the Visa Waiver Program or on B-1 visa, you should consider creating a Corporate Immigration Policy.

    Have you ever sponsored a foreign worker for a non-immigrant visa (H-1B, L-1A/B, E-3, etc.) or Lawful Permanent Resident status (i.e., green card)? Do you have foreign employees traveling to the U.S. via the Visa Waiver Program or on B-1 visas? If the answer to either or both of these questions is yes, you may want to consider creating a Corporate Immigration Policy.

    A Corporate Immigration Policy outlines the processes, policies and procedures a company has adopted with respect to sponsoring foreign employees for immigration benefits. For example, the policy can stipulate that the employer company will only sponsor non-immigrant visas, or that the employer will only undertake green card sponsorship after a specified period of satisfactory performance. In addition to ensuring the consistent application of the employer’s sponsorship practices, creating a Corporate Immigration Policy has a number of other benefits:

              - Serves as a potential recruiting tool by communicating an employer’s willingness to support non-immigrant and/or immigrant visa processes, which for foreign nationals can be a critical differentiator when weighing career options.

              - Ensures that foreign employees entering the U.S. as business visitors via the Visa Waiver Program or B-1 visas are engaging only in activities authorized by that status and not putting the U.S. employer at risk.

              - Eliminates the potential for discrimination claims that can result from the inconsistent treatment of foreign nationals. 

              - Documents the employer’s understanding of and efforts to comply with immigration laws and regulations in the event of an audit or investigation.

              - Defines the costs to be covered by the company and the foreign national at the outset.

    Creating and implementing a Corporate Immigration Policy is not a necessity for every U.S. employer, but it can be particularly helpful for employers that regularly sponsor non-immigrant visas and those offering green card sponsorship.

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