Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers: Fiscal Year 2015 was recently posted online by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The report provides data on petitions by country of birth, age, education, occupation, annual compensation, and industry. The report is at https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/H-1B/H-1B-FY15.pdf.

Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr edited the latest edition of the Global Business Immigration Practice Guide, released by LexisNexis. Updated annually, the book is a one-stop resource for dealing with questions related to business immigration issues in immigration hotspots around the world.

The latest edition adds chapters on Malta and Romania. Other chapters cover Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr has co-authored the J Visa Guidebook, released by LexisNexis. Updated annually, the J Visa Guidebook is a convenient, two-volume, softbound guide to help J program sponsors, employers, and J visa holders comply with ever-changing J visa program requirements.