Vasudeva Nayak goes into recent trends in global mobility at the 2014 INSZoom Immigration Conference.

1. Global Mobility & Assurance
Vasudeva M. Nayak

2. CONTENTS
• Global Mobility - Recent Trends
• What is Happening
• WHAT is Required?
• The WHY of Compliance in Mobility
• Compliance Control - Check Points
• Conclusion

3. GLOBAL MOBILITY - RECENT TRENDS
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Globalization Protectionism
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4. INCREASED PROTECTIONISM BY –
 Through frequent changes in Immigration laws
 Withdrawal of IT skills from skill shortage by many countries, requires market testing
 Increase in application fees, documentation, minimum wages and processing time
 Quota restrictions – Yearly , Project-wise Quotas , Company-wise
 Increase in RFE’s – For proving Specialization and Localization
 Rejections both by Immigration Authorities and Consulates; tough scrutiny at port of
entry and deportation
 Audits – Yearly / Spot audits both at offices as well as at client locations
 Suspension / under scanner from Business Executive Program
 Suspension / debarment / arrest for non-compliance from H-1B in US
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5. WHAT IS HAPPENING
• High Rejections
• Increase in RFEs
• Wrong visa category?
• Case Studies

6. Process
Systems
Good
Team
WHAT IS REQUIRED?
Compliance Governance
Control
Ownership
&
Awareness
Policies
GOVERNANCE

7. THE WHY OF COMPLIANCE IN MOBILITY
Civil and Criminal Penalties
• Bans, Detention, Deportations of employees
• Fines, Legal Proceedings against organizations
Tougher Laws, More Audits
• Non-compliance has forced governments to resort to harsher measures and restrictions
• Audits by immigration authorities has increased exponentially
• Increase in number and complexity of visa documents & proofs required
Negative Publicity and Branding
• Greater scrutiny of applications leading to more rejections and queries
• Harsher checks on port of entry and tougher visa interview
•Damaging to global reputation
Further Implications
• Increase costs
• Impact on onsite project delivery due to staffing delays
•Unhappy employee population

8. CONCLUSION
Respect the
Law of the
Land
Governance
Process,
System &
Controls
100% COMPLIANCE

9. THANK YOU
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