07/25/2008  - Location: Shihab & Associates Co., LPA Columbus Ohio Office

Date: July 24-25, 2008

Permanent Labor Certification and the Green Card Processing

Thursday July 24th, 2008

08:45AM—12:15PM (3 HRCI Hours)

Agenda:

8:45-9:00         Sign in, registration, and breakfast

9:00-9:30         Overview of Permanent Residence, Employment Based Immigration,

                       Preference System and Employment Based Petitions

9:30-10:00       Second and Third Employment Based Preference System: “EB-2 v. EB-3”

                       Foreign Diploma Issues in green card processing

10:00-10:30     Green Card Process through Labor Certification “PERM.”

10:30-10:45     Break

10:45–11:15    Employer Obligations and PERM wrap up.

11:15-11:45     Petitions for Alien Worker, and Adjustment of Status v. Consular Processing,

                       And Grounds of Inadmissibility.

11:45-12:00     Changing employment during the green card process: “Portability Rules.”

12:00- 12:15    Workshop: Analysis & Discussion of Scenarios and

                       Completing the Screening Process. 

Topics of Discussion:

Permanent Residence vs. Non-Immigrant Visa;

Employment Based Immigration:  Is it Really Green?

Preference system: The Infamous EB-2 v. EB-3

PERM:  No!! It is Not About Hair;

Adjustment of Status v. Consular Processing: I want it Fast…

Grounds of Inadmissibility: When Alien Said Ouch…

Surviving the Ever More Frequent I-9 and H-1b Audits    

Friday July 25th, 2008

08:45AM—12:15PM (3 HRCI Hours)

Agenda:

8:45-9:00         Sign in, registration, and breakfast

9:00-9:30         Brief Overview of I-9 Rules and Regulations. Proper Verification

                       and Completion Procedures of I-9 Form

9:30-10:00       Recent Updates on the Law

10:00-10:30     How to prepare for an I-9 Audit

10:30-10:45     Break

10:45-11:15     H-1b Public Inspection File: “What is so public about it?”

11:15–12:00    The H-1b Audit Procedures – “Avoiding Pitfalls”                

12:00 -12:15    Workshop: Analysis and Discussions of Scenarios and Completions

                       of Sample Information                                                          

Topics of Discussion:

I-9 Compliance: Yes! You have to verify it;

SSA No Match Letter;

New I-9 Forms and New Rules: They changed again!!

Update on DHS enforcement action;

E-Verify: What is it and how it works?

H-1b Audit: “I thought I was done!”

USDOL Procedure: “Why Me?”