U.S. Immigration & Compliance Considerations in the Wake of COVID-19

Our panelists will provide an overview of recent government agency provisions and presidential proclamations/executive orders impacting business and non-business immigration, including:

• Temporary ban on certain “green card” applicants abroad

• Compliance updates for H-1B and F-1 employees

• Changes to agency processing

General questions from the audience will also be addressed.

Tejas Shah, an immigration law partner at Barnes & Thornburgh LLP, based in Chicago and VP, Community Outreach at the South Asian Bar Association of North America.

Najia S. Khalid, an immigration law partner at Wiggin and Dana, LLP based in NY and CT, and Director on the Board of the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut.

Nandita Ruchandani, founder and immigration lawyer at the Law Offices of Nandita Ruchandani, based in Fairfield, CT, and Director on the Board and Vice-President of the South Asian Bar Association of CT .