BY MICHELLE WHITE AND JOE CURTIS ON JUNE 13, 2017 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a policy memorandum directing USCIS personnel to adopt the Administrative Appeals Office’s (AAO) reasoning in Matter of I-Corp. Specifically, pursuant to Matter of I-Corp., USCIS is directed to deny visa petitions that are based on an illegal or otherwise invalid or unenforceable employment agreement.  Matter of I-Corp. pertained to the denial of a petition for an L-1B visa on the grounds that the evidence...

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The Act of 10 August 2016 modernising Luxembourg company law and amending the Act of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (the "Act") has clarified the rules applicable to the issuance of convertible debt instruments. 1. General rules The issuance of convertible bonds by a Luxembourg-based company is subject to the rules laid down in Articles 84 to 94-8 of the Act. The issue documentation can, however, derogate from these rules, at the company's choosing. These rules can be applied in whole...

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Fast application processing, enhanced customer service now available for companies    When companies in Canada can thrive and grow, they create more jobs. The Government of Canada’s new Global Skills Strategy will give employers a faster and more predictable process for attracting top talent and new skills to Canada, creating economic growth and more middle-class jobs for Canadians.  Today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Rodger Cuzner, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister...

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