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Williams Mullen: We are Connected

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THINK BIG!

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Williams Mullen: HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT

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Les décrets anti-immigration du Président Trump :

Comment sauvegarder la mobilité internationale et vos projets d’investissements aux USA

Eliot Norman, Avocat, Associé, WILLIAMS MULLEN

Washington DC

www.williamsmullen.com/fdi www.linkedin.com/in/businessimmigrationlawyer

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I 2016: 3 Mois A.T.

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Select USA et FDI « Foreign Direct Investment »

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Mad Max FURY ROAD 2

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Un Veritable “Stampede” vers Les “USA”

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La Consequence: les FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)

www.williamsmullen/com/news/10FAQs

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So You Want to Grow Your Business in the USA?

JV, M&A, or TeamingAgreement?

www.williamsmullen.com/fdi

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Your Success will Depend upon:> The Right Legal Structure for the Right

Project> Smart Choice of Visas

> Incorporation or Limited Liability Company?

> Delaware or another state? Holding Company?

> Paying attention to management of your contracts and applicable State Law.

> Putting in place protections for your IP

> Making sure you have Freedom to Operate Assessment

> Will not be hit with cease and desist letter from competitor, says you are infringing their patent or IP rights;

> Taxes : Ask the 5-6 Big FAQ?

> Establishing a legal budget that fits your size of investment: $$. Let me come back to that later.

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Les Resultats:

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II Apres Trump?

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Les 100 Jours en 2017: des nuages orageux Commencent

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L’importance de Comprehension de la structure gouvernmentale

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Cabinet: L’immigration: les autres acteurs……..

Secretary of Homeland Security

(General) John F. Kelly

Secretary of StateRex Tillerson (CEO Exxon-Mobil)

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Department of Homeland Security

> CBP (Customs and Border Protection)

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DHS

> ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

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ICE: FEVRIER 8-12 2017

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DHS

> USCIS: Service a la clientèle?

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Kafkaesque chez uscis

> le contenu des requetes de preuves supplementaires> ou le jeu des RFEs. (Requests for Evidence)

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Trump Administration et L’anti-immigration

> Mes remarques en juin 2016:

> Rien de surprisant apres sa campagne electorale;

> Le Decret d’OBAMA: ESTA VISA WAIVER : janvier 2016: un precedent?

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Trump Administration: L’Anti-Immigration

> Inauguration : le 20 janvier. > Le Trump Décret (Executive Order ou E.O.) # 1 le 27

janvier, 2017; – les éléments clés• Décisions des cours fédéraux

– Le Résultat: Le (E.0) sans force pendant les 90 jours:

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Les manifs spontanées: JFK, LAX, Logan a Boston, Chicago, Atlanta

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La Reaction….

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III Le Trump Administration et L’Anti-Immigration

> Le Decret (E.O.) # 2 : le 6 mars, 2017: – Décisions mixtes des tribunaux.– Résultats: a voir— – Certains aspects échapperont un décret d’arret des tribunaux– Expiration dans 90 jours

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D’autres mesures restrictives:

> La Suspension de Premium Processing pour les visas d’affaires (H-1Bs) USCIS

> L’interdiction des Laptops-Tablettes a bord des avions de 10 aeroports le 21 mars, 2017 DHS

> “Extreme Vetting” par le Departement d’Etat: 17 mars 2017: STATE

– “Chaque décision de visa =une décision de sécurité nationale” dit Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

– FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKED IN– Criteres pour interroger certaines populations– La liste des questions : a suivre – Limitations sur le “caseload” nombrede dossiers – -23% dans le budget pour 2018/Gel d’embauche

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VISA DENIALS (avant Trump)

> Where Applications Are Denied Most> Syria> 63%> Mauritania> 61%> Cuba> 76%> Guinea-> Bissau> Laos> Afghanistan> Haiti> 60%> 67%> 61% > 65%> El Salvador> 46%> Liberia> Ghana> Somalia> 62% > 63%> 65%> Source: U.S. State Department, Bureau of Consular Affairs |Note: Rates for B visas (tourist and business visitors)

shown

Refusal rates by country in fiscal year 2015October 2014 to September 201520%40%60%

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Trump Administration et L’anti-immigration

> General Kelly DHS – WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: ICE/USCIS – Raids d’immigration – Multiplication des descentes de services

d’immigration sur les chantiers;– Contrôles électroniques: E-Verify– Audits, inspections, Enquêtes: Visas d’affaires: L-1

et H-1B> Les Déportations sans priorités claires, les « round-

ups » > DACA (toujours sous protection politique)

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Trump Administration et L’Immigration

> Les villes sanctuaires

> L’opposition de l’USCIS aux adjudications favorables de visas d’affaires:

– % de Requêtes de Preuves

– Demandes de renseignements supplémentaires

> Par Contre: la continuation des Reformes OBAMA du 17 janvier 2017: “Visas D’Affaires”

> La vigilance concernant l’abus de « B-1/ESTA Visa Waiver « dans l’envoi du personnel aux Etats-Unis. Dangers de la décision “INFOSYS”.

> L’elimination des dérogations d ’interrogations et d’entretiens aux ambassades

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IV L’impact depuis Janvier, 2017

> Vaste majorité des dossiers: nous continuons comme avant

> PAR CONTRE , > Le Tourisme baisse

– L’annonce de la ville de Toronto> Ralentissement dans l’adjudication des visas> Le moral de CBP (douaniers aux aéroports américains)> Manifestations aux aéroports, sites de travail ou

logement> L’insecurité parmi les cadres et spécialistes étrangers

travaillant aux Etats-Unis, accélération de demandes de Cartes Vertes (Green Cards)

> Le recrutement des H-1Bs rendu plus difficile

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V Comment Saufgarder La Mobilite internationale?

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Le role des avocats?

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« plutôt du planning stratégique »

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GREEN CARDS

LA PYRAMIDE DES VISAS AMÉRICAINS

L-1A/L-1B, E1/E2 Investors/Treaty Traders

TN, H-1B/O-1

B-1/ F-1/J-1/H-3, H-2B

90 Day ESTA Visa

WaiversB-1 Business

Visitors (B/2) (tourists)

EB-1 Multinational Managers/Executives & EB-1Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researchers;EB2/3 PERM Labor Certifications for professionals, skilled workers leading to Green Cards;EB2 Green Cards for National Interest Waivers, FAMILY SPONSORSHIP (marriage to U.S. Citizen or, Green Card Holder; Diversity Lottery. EB-5: $500,000 Investors

EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, Specialists and Essential-Skills Employees for U.S. Offices of International Companies

PROFESSIONALS; Extraordinary Ability Scholars & Scientists

TRAINEES & FOREIGN STUDENTSResearch Scholars & Specialists; Temporary workers , VIE , Interns.

BUSINESS VISITORS:Negotiate Contracts, Consult;Trainees, Install Equipmentif Purchased Overseas; B-1 au lieu de H-1B: 6 month project requiring professional services.; Visa Waiver ; must be clearly approvable or risk S AO.

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The Alphabet Soup

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Les Principes d’une Bonne

Collaboration • L’importance de faire un bon choix

de visa en faisant une évaluation approfondie des avantages/ inconvénients de chacun ; et en adoptant une approche individualisée-- salarié, fonction et structure de l’organisation.

• Évitez la répétition de la formule de l’année dernière!– Exemples: un tableau, emails, des photos

« vaut milles mots », les power points, l’originalité et la spécificité de la présentation qui comptera le plus

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**Collaboration**

• Dans la préparation de la demande, il faut de la collaboration parmi: l’avocat et son cabinet, l’entreprise et le salarié, lignes de communication devraient rester ouverts à tous;

• Les « DEADLINES ».• Le salarié et son « travel schedule » et son épouse

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V Comment Saufgarder La Mobilite internationale? Les Specifiques > Il faut revenir et renforcer les stratégies que j’invoquai en Juin 2016

lors de la dernière conférence « EACC » – L’emploi des visas “ Blanket L-s et E-2/E-1s”

– L’accelération des Cartes Vertes– Préparation systématique des employés pour leurs entretiens aux

Consulats américains ou avec CBP a JFK, LAX, Chicago, Atlanta, – Surveiller et diriger l’utilisation des « ESTA VISA WAIVERS « et

des « B-1 » pour faire admettre vos employés aux Etats-Uns – Revoir le “paperwork” maintenu a votre filiale sur le status des

employés en anticipation des audits sur H-1Bs, L-1s, I-9

– Réfléchir sur les avantages/desavantages d’un Joint Venture, Teaming Agreement ou M&A avec une entreprise américaine avec le but d’américaniser votre filiale:

(Refléchir sur la nécessité d’employer des expatriés aux Etats-Unis sous un climat de “ BUY AMERICAN HIRE AMERICAN” ???)

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Ne pas perdre vos avantages existentes

> Quelles sont les meilleurs solutions pour le transfert de personnel a votre filiale américaine?

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International Mobility strategy meeting : your office

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Case Illustration: Preferred Strategies E-2, L-1 Blanket, NAFTA TN, even B-1

Occitan Composites USA,Inc.

Atlanta, GA.

Occitan Composites SA Toulouse , France

Managers, Executives Software DevelopersElectrical Engineers

Project Managersand

Specialists

ManufacturingManagers &Engineers

Occitan Composites Manufacturing SA. Monterey, Mexico

Occitan Services d’Ingénierie, SA

Montréal, Québec Techniciens &

Engineers

AVOID USCIS Individual Petitions USE THE EMBASSIES OR TREATY VISAS

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Programmes de Visas: au consulat Americain de Paris > G0LDEN ARROW: Criteres: E-1/E-2 Expedies

– $10 million CA aux Etats-Unis ou 500 salaries – 5 E-2s dans les derniers 5 ans– Enterprise exerce ses activites aux Etats-Unis au moins deux

ansBénéfices:

> BLANKET L-1: Intra-company Transfers. attention à l’importance de « I-129S » Criteres: 1 an d’embauche hors des Etats-Unis Avantages: Est-ce que vous tirez le maximum de ses avantages?

E-2/E-1 présente d’autres avantages même si votre CA ne vous qualifie pas tout de suite.

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Des Pieges

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Les pieges a eviter

> Danger Zone: ESTA VISA WAIVER ; B-1s>

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GREEN CARDS

LA PYRAMIDE DES VISAS AMÉRICAINS

L-1A/L-1B, E1/E2 Investors/Treaty Traders

TN, H-1B/O-1

B-1/ F-1/J-1/H-3, H-2B

90 Day ESTA Visa

WaiversB-1 Business

Visitors (B/2) (tourists)

EB-1 Multinational Managers/Executives & EB-1Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researchers;EB2/3 PERM Labor Certifications for professionals, skilled workers leading to Green Cards;EB2 Green Cards for National Interest Waivers, FAMILY SPONSORSHIP (marriage to U.S. Citizen or, Green Card Holder; Diversity Lottery. EB-5: $500,000 Investors

EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, Specialists and Essential-Skills Employees for U.S. Offices of International Companies

PROFESSIONALS; Extraordinary Ability Scholars & Scientists

TRAINEES & FOREIGN STUDENTSResearch Scholars & Specialists; Temporary workers , VIE , Interns.

BUSINESS VISITORS:Negotiate Contracts, Consult;Trainees, Install Equipmentif Purchased Overseas; B-1 au lieu de H-1B: 6 month project requiring professional services.; Visa Waiver ; must be clearly approvable or risk S AO.

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CASE #3: FRENCH TOUCH CYBER

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#3 Le recrutement: Silicon Valley, NYC

> Concurrence pour le talent contre vos rivaux américains:

> Imaginez: « French Touch Cyber » contre « Facebook Cyber » comment établir un « level playing field »?

> La guerre des H-1bs. > Les alternatives: J-1/F-1/CPT /OPT/ F-1/OPT/STEM = 36 mois> Alternatives: TN, Chile, Singapore, Australia,> L’importance de l’offre de la> « Green Card » > Êtes-vous enregistré?

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PREFERRED STRATEGIES: Recruit/retain and compete for global Talent

1. E-2 or E-1 (Essential Skills or Executives/Managers)

2. Blanket L-1s (Executives, Managers, Specialized Knowledge Professionals)

3. TN for Canadians and Mexicans

4. B-1 in lieu of H-1B for up to 6 months

5. J-1s or F-1s Trainees

6. H-1B Transfers

7. Individual L-1A (Managers or Executives including Functional Managers with no subordinates *RFE rates

8. Individual L-1B (Specialized Knowledge) *rejection rates

9. New H-1Bs subject to ANNUAL CAP OR QUOTA.

10. GREEN CARDS: EB-1 Multinational Manager/Executive ou PERM/Green Card:

Key to Success: Find solutions where we have least Anti-

Immigration Issues/Influence , least delay and lowest cost.

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VI Le Futur ( 2017-2018)> Reforme/restrictions des visas H-1Bs et

nonimmigrants ?

> Reforme/restrictions des visas immigrants

> le destin des 11 million “sans papiers”

> President Trump: est-il mal parti? Son dénouement? Ceux

de ses ministres (Kelly a DHS; Tillerson a State?)

> Les Etats-Unis: restera-t-il toujours un pays d’immigrants

qui réussira a assimiler ceux qui participeront dans le rêve américain?

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Dernieres observations

> « immigration et entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand »

> Quelques chiffres stupéfiants:– 50% des « U.S. start-ups » avec un valeur > $1 Milliard ($1

Billion) étaient fondes par des immigrants – Des capitalistes étrangers donnent aux entreprises

américaines une quasi-monopolie dans certaines secteurs de technologie

– 30% des brevets= des inventeurs immigrants– 8.6 million personnes travaillent dans les « STEM »

occupations – 1 million de H-1Bs, L-1s, E-1/E-2 travaillent dans les STEM

occupations– les salariés étrangers représentent 15%, « maybe the best

and the brightest of the best and brightest »

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Conclusions

1. Le futur du leadership américain dans beaucoup de technologies et d’autres secteurs dépendra de la continuation des programmes comme les « H-1B,

L-1 ou E-1/E-2 »

2. « MESS WITH H-1B VISAS, LOSE COMPETITIVE

EDGE »

3. « Buy American, Hire American » ne créera pas des opportunités, ni pour les entreprises américaines, ni pour des salariés américains si nous éliminons les 15% dans les occupations STEM qui viennent d’outre-mer;

4. Le pouvoir du President Trump est limité.

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The TRUE MEANING OF LETS MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.

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Please note: This presentation contains general, condensed summaries of actual legal matters, statutes and opinions for information purposes. It is not meant to be and should not be construed as legal advice. Individuals with particular needs on specific issues should retain the services of competent counsel.

QUESTIONS/Commentaires?

Eliot NormanWilliams Mullen, Washington, D.C. Partner-Foreign Direct Investment/Immigration [email protected]/fdiwww.linkedin.com/in/businessimmigrationlawyer/