{"id":9298,"date":"2021-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/immigration-covid-19-travel-restrictions-updates-businesses-students-individuals\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T03:32:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T03:32:38","slug":"immigration-covid-19-travel-restrictions-updates-businesses-students-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/events\/immigration-covid-19-travel-restrictions-updates-businesses-students-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Virtual Town Hall: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Updates for Businesses, Health Care Providers, Colleges and Universities, and Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/attorney_profiles\/raymond-g-lahoud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raymond G. Lahoud<\/a>, a Member of law firm <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norris McLaughlin, P.A.<\/a>, and Chair of its <a href=\"\/services\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immigration Law Practice Group<\/a>, and William C. Menard, a Member of the firm, are pleased to present the free webinar, &#8220;Immigration Virtual Town Hall: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Updates for Businesses, Health Care Providers, Colleges and Universities, and Individuals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Updates for Businesses, Health Care Providers, Colleges and Universities, and Individuals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the American immigration system in a wide range of areas. Large corporations are seeking to transfer employees to the United States from foreign affiliates. Small businesses are interested in hiring foreign workers. Employers are trying to continue employing individuals who are authorized to work under Temporary Protected Status. Overwhelmed and understaffed hospitals are looking to hire and\/or retain foreign medical professionals. Colleges and universities are supporting a large roster of foreign students and faculty. Individuals are interested in traveling to and from the United States or seeking to retain or hire au pairs through international agencies. Millions of people have been affected.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar will cover all these issues and provide an update for 2021. Ray and William will discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Visas and Travel to the United States and How These Have Affected a Broad Range of Employers and Employees<\/li>\n<li>Exceptions to the Travel Restrictions from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Current Restrictions at the U.S. Border With Canada<\/li>\n<li>Recent Updates on Extensions of Temporary Protected Status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When: Tuesday, January 26, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>noon &#8211; 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/immigration-virtual-town-hall-covid-19-travel-restrictions-and-updates-tickets-136024299341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eventbrite<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This course has been approved for 1.2 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits in New Jersey. We have provisional approval for CLE credit in Pennsylvania, however, the number of total credits and final approval are still pending. Attorneys seeking CLE credit in New York may apply for credit by submitting a request for credit using a New Jersey CLE certificate.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly encourage you to submit questions in advance of the town hall to be sure we address your specific needs. Please submit your questions by 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2021, via email to <a href=\"mailto:marketing@norris-law.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marketing@norris-law.com<\/a> with &#8220;TOWN HALL QUESTION&#8221; in the subject line.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Ray Lahoud<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ray focuses exclusively on the area of immigration law and deportation defense for individuals, families, small to large domestic and multinational businesses and corporations, employers, international employees, investors, students, professors, researchers, skilled professionals, athletes, and entertainers, in every type of immigration or deportation defense matter\u2014whether domestic or foreign. While his immigration practice is global in reach, with service to individuals and organizations across the United States and beyond, he is located primarily at the firm\u2019s three globally-linked offices: New York, New York; Bridgewater, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Ray\u2019s immigration practice is broad, ranging from areas of corporate and employment immigration and related compliance to immigration litigation before agencies and courts across the United States, for corporations and individuals alike. His experience includes immigrant and non-immigrant visas, visa overstays, immigrants who entered without inspection or authorization, EB-5 investor visas (serving investors, regional centers, and project developers), citizenship and naturalization claims, deportation and removal litigation at the immigration court and all appellate levels, E Visas, E-3 Visas, H-1B Visas, H-2B Visas, L Visas, O Visas, P Visas, Q Visas, R Visas, TN Visas, Exceptional Ability Immigrant Visas, Extraordinary Ability Immigrant Visas, Physician and Nursing Visas, K-1 Visas, K-3 Visas, Multinational Manager\/Executive Immigrant Visas, Outstanding Professor\/Researcher Immigrant Visas, PERM Labor Certification, Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Marriage Petitions, Asylum, VAWA applications, and Immigration Waivers, such as the Visa Waiver Program, National Interest Waivers, Hardship Waivers, and J Waivers.<\/p>\n<p>Ray\u2019s corporate immigration practice includes representing businesses of all sizes, in all corporate immigration and employer immigration compliance matters. He has served nearly every industry, including healthcare, education (community colleges, colleges, universities, students, professors, and researchers), manufacturing, global and domestic employment\/talent recruitment, warehousing and distribution, pharmaceutical, economic development, local, county, and state government agencies, non-profit, religious, real estate development and EB-5 investor financing, information technology, marketing, entertainment, and sports. Ray\u2019s corporate immigration and employer immigration compliance practice includes all non-immigrant and immigrant visas, recruitment of international talent and students, and consular processing, as well as Form I-9 and Department of Labor Wage &amp; Hour Division compliance. Further, he has litigated corporate immigration matters before the Department of Labor\u2019s Wage &amp; Hour Division, the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s investigative bodies and agencies, the State Department, the United States Court of Appeals for International Trade, the Customs &amp; Border Protection review board, and federal appellate courts\u2014seeking review of employer immigration compliance and other immigrant and non-immigrant visa issues.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About William Menard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>William practices exclusively in immigration law and deportation defense. He has represented both individual and corporate clients in all facets of immigration law. William has appeared on behalf of clients in deportation proceedings before immigration courts throughout the country, including in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He has represented numerous clients before both the U.S. Citizenship &amp; Immigration Services and Board of Immigration Appeals, and conducted oral arguments before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>William has completed and advised on a host of permanent residence visas, including green cards for family members of United States Citizens (both consular processing applications and adjustments of status within the United States), and EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-5 visas for business managers, executives, other professionals, and investors (including PERM labor certifications, when needed), as well as a wide range of temporary visas, including B1\/B2 visas for visitors and tourists, F visas for international students, K visas for fianc\u00e9(e)s of United States Citizens, L visas for both international corporations and their executives and managers, U visas for victims of domestic violence and other serious crimes, TN Visas for professionals from Canada and Mexico, applications for asylum, applications for cancellation of removal from the United States for both permanent and nonpermanent residents, and many more. He represents clients at all stages of proceedings before the immigration court, including obtaining bail for detained individuals and applying for relief from deportation, as well as petitions and applications before the Departments of State and Homeland Security. William has represented clients from six continents spanning the entire globe, including: Mexico, Canada, and El Salvador; Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina; France, Germany, and the United Kingdom; Senegal, Egypt, and Ghana; China, Japan, and the Philippines; and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>William is also active in his community on immigration matters, helping to write a town ordinance protecting immigrants from discrimination. He has also advised education professionals on how to help ensure that immigrant students feel safe in school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond G. Lahoud, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Chair of its Immigration Law Practice Group, and William C. 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