Details:
Available to non-members until 2 January 2022; available to members until 2 February 2022; and to Premium subscribers until 2 December 2023
Approximate Course Duration: 1 hour
CE Credits Available: 1 GMS, 1 CRP
PDC Available for SHRM: SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP = 1 PDC
(For those seeking SHRM PDC, please email eLearning@WorldwideERC.org upon completion)
Description:We have seen over the past 18 months how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted international travel and changed the way many employers and employees work. Some employers are downsizing their brick-and-mortar office space, and many employees have become accustomed to working from home. Employees are also starting to make travel plans with the slow lifting of the travel bans. This presentation will examine some immigration-related changes and immigration-related impacts of our collective pandemic experience and cover considerations for employers and employees to manage and maintain legal immigration work status long term.
Objective: Attendees will be exposed to or reminded of the possibilities of a future that doesn’t ever really go back to “normal,” at least not fully when it comes to immigration. Awareness of the possibilities allows for preparedness.
1.) Possible permanent shift to work-from-home and flexible hours for many workers, and how that might impact sponsorship of H-1B workers.
2.) Pursuit of U.S. lawful permanent resident (“green card”) status in a world where remote work has become more common than ever.
3.) Navigating the impact of international travel restrictions on an employee’s immigration status in the long run.
4.) How limited consular operations present challenges to an employee’s maintenance of legal status and options to overcome these challenges.
