Trump 2.0: Must-Know Visa and Immigration Updates for Israelis Living and Working in America
Bereisheet Tech & Goldfarb Gross Seligman invite you to a unique virtual event experience on Monday Mansion!
As the Trump 2.0 administration reshapes U.S. visa and immigration policies, Israelis living and working in America face rapidly evolving rules you and your startups need to follow. This webinar, led by Liam Schwartz, Head of the Corporate Immigration Practice at Goldfarb Gross Seligman, will provide essential updates for Israeli professionals on work visas or Green Cards. We’ll cover what “America First” policies affect your work visa category, how startups can handle USCIS site visits, best practices for working from home on a work visa, the latest on visa renewal restrictions, and what new registration rules are required of you and your family. Join us to learn practical steps to stay secure, compliant, and prepared for 2026.
Speaker:
Liam Schwartz
Head of Relocation Practice, Goldfarb Gross Seligman
Liam’s work focuses on assisting Israeli startups successfully relocate executives, managers, and other key personnel to the U.S. on work visas. His visa practice is concentrated on the L-1 intercompany transferee visa, the two “E” work visas (E-1 trade and E-2 investment), and the O-1 extraordinary ability visa.
Liam continues to advise clients after their relocation, on critical issues such as USCIS site visits, work-from-home best practices, and preparing for successful extensions of work visas. For those clients considering long-term stays in the United States, Liam’s practice includes Green Card requests for company executives and managers.
Liam also works with complex individual visa cases involving inadmissibility to the U.S. due to past criminal convictions, such as white-collar crimes, or immigration violations, such as overstays and unauthorized employment.
Liam has served in leadership positions for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has received national awards for excellence in the field. A member of the bars in Israel and N.Y., Liam was raised in Tenafly, N.J.