Immigration and Unemployment From COVID-19

Immigration lawyer explains how their immigrant procedures are being affected by COVID-19.

LAYING OFF FOREIGNWORKERS... BECAUSE IT COULDHAVE LONG-TERM NEGATIVEIMPACTS.

TWO WORKS FORYOU'S TATIANNA TAYLOR...LOOKED INTO FILING FORUNEMPLOYMENT... AND WHYCOMPANIES AND IMMIGRANTSMUST FOLLOW GOVERNMENTGUIDELINES.Nina Mawby//Attorney andOwner of Law Offices of NinaMawby: "The bigger worry is,are people going to belosing status as a result."NINA MAWBY IS ONE OF THEONLY IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYSWHO HANDLES EMPLOYMENT BASEDIMMIGRATION IN NORTHEASTERNOKLAHOMA.

WHEN WE ASKED HERIF IMMIGRANTS WITH GREENCARDS OR WORK VISAS WEREALLOWED TO APPLY FORUNEMPLOYMENT AFTER BEINGLAYED OFF.

SHE SAYS IT MAYBE POSSIBLE.Nina Mawby//Attorney andOwner of Law Offices of NinaMawby: "Give us a statementthat you're not working as aresult of COVID-19, forthose people who areapplying for green cards ina circumstance where you areconsidering throughmarriage.

SHE SAYS IF YOUAREN'T CAREFUL, AN ACTIVEVISA COULD BE CANCELED OUTIF CERTAIN RULES ARE BROKEN.AND IT'S BEST TO SPEAK WITHAN IMMIGRATION LAWYER ABOUTTHE LEGAL DETAILS BEFOREMAKING ANY MOVES.Nina Mawby//Attorney andOwner of Law Offices of NinaMawby: "It's not theunemployment insurancebenefit that is going tohurt you.

It's if you try toget other benefits.

So youneed to really review withsomeone, am I eligible forthese benefits, or are thesebenefits going to make meinadmissible, and not ableto get my status." SHE SAYSHER BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHTNOW IS FOR LARGECORPORATIONS WHO'VE LAYEDOFF FOREIGN WORKERS BECAUSEOF THE PANDEMIC.Nina Mawby//Attorney andOwner of Law Offices of NinaMawby: "Companies need to beaware, do not change yourstaff levels when it comesto foreigners, or nonimmigrant visas until you'vespoken to an attorneybecause you may actuallyhurt yourself in the longrun." IM TATIANNA TAYLOR 2WORKS FOR YOUMAWBY STRESSED HOWCOMPLICATED... IMMIGRATIONP