In this week’s episode, BAL’s Edward Rios and Christopher Barnett discuss AI implementation and adoption in the global mobility arena.

Plus, the latest immigration news including an update on litigation against the Keeping Families Together program.

The impact of artificial intelligence in our personal and professional lives grows exponentially day by day. According to a recent Forbes study, 64% of businesses expect AI to increase productivity and 42% expect it to streamline job processes.

As AI technology continues to revolutionize various industries, it is transforming the way companies operate and significantly impacting how employers effectively recruit and manage global talent.

This analysis of our recent AI technology survey results provides insights on the sentiments shared by human resources and mobility professionals who work with foreign national employees and manage in-house immigration programs. The survey reflects how they are leveraging AI to improve communications, compliance and workflows.

A total of 125 responses were received from companies across various industries revealing the following trends:

• Accelerated dependence on AI. Most companies, nearly 75%, were using AI in some capacity to manage their foreign national employees and/or immigration programs. Sixty-eight percent responded that their immigration processes were currently dependent on AI. Given AI’s accelerated advancement across industry platforms over the last few years, dependence has also accelerated.
• Compliance and accuracy top concerns. When asked what their primary concerns were about AI usage in their immigration and visa management processes, 57% indicated (in near equal tallies) compliance with immigration laws and accuracy and reliability as their top concerns. Twenty-five percent were very concerned about the potential for AI to make errors in the immigration process.
• Substantial investment in more AI technology. More than half of the companies responding (57.6%) will be making moderate or significant investments in AI technology.

Who is leveraging AI the most in corporate immigration?

According to our survey data, more than 80% of participants indicated that human resources and global mobility professionals are the primary users of the AI tools used in their immigration processes.

Gaining the biggest benefit from AI

Document verification and compliance monitoring ranked almost equally among respondents as the immigration processes that could benefit the most from AI.

Breaking down concerns about AI

As previously noted, 57% of respondents identified compliance with immigration laws, along with accuracy and reliability, as their top concerns regarding the use of AI in immigration and visa management processes. Additionally, data privacy/security and cost of implementation are significant concerns.

*Respondents were able to select multiple concerns
 

A significant number of companies will be making minimal or no investment

Although 57.6% of the companies responding will be making moderate or significant investments in AI technology, 42.4% noted that they will be making either minimal or no investment in AI technology, suggesting reluctance or economic caution by a sizable share of the audience.

Overall, companies with foreign national employees and immigration programs have been adopting AI technology to facilitate workflows, despite evident concerns about risking further investment in AI technology. The survey results underscore the critical role that AI technology plays in streamlining HR and global mobility processes for foreign national employees.

Among the respondents, almost 60% are not currently working with immigration law firms to help with managing their immigration programs. However, to fully leverage the technological advancements in AI, partnering with a leading corporate immigration law firm is essential. BAL provides innovative AI technology and exceptional legal expertise to help ensure compliance and reduce risk. We provide tailored services that can adapt to the unique needs of any size organization to keep you in compliance with immigration laws, minimize delays and increase visa approval rates so you can get the top talent you want.

If you are interested in speaking with an immigration expert about how BAL leverages AI to power its proprietary platform and help clients secure top global talent, improve their immigration programs and navigate complex visa processes for foreign national employees, contact us here.

About the survey

BAL’s AI technology survey was open to the public Sept. 16 through Oct. 4. There was a total of 125 survey respondents, with the number of foreign nationals employed ranging from 10 to 1,000+. Respondents included a mix of in-house attorneys, immigration program managers and human resources and global mobility professionals. Over half (52.8%) of the respondents divide immigration management across various departments, with 42.4% handling all immigration management within one department.