H-1B Visa Lottery: More Than One Ticket to the Jackpot?
4/5/18
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
The answer is No. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has adopted a ruling made by the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) to prohibit multiple H-1B visa request by related entities on behalf of the same beneficiary …
Planning To File Your 2018 H-1B Cap Case Under Premium Processing? Not So Fast…
3/27/18
By: Kenneth S. Levine
On March 20th USCIS announced an indefinite suspension of the premium processing program for H-1B visa petitions that are subject to the 2018 statutory cap. The annual statutory cap limits the total of H-1B …
New Developments in TPS and DACA
1/18/18
By: Kenneth S. Levine
This past week the Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for citizens of El Salvador. DHS reports that there are approximately 200,000 El Salvadoran citizens living and working in the United …
Update on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Citizens of Nicaragua, Honduras, & El Salvador
11/9/17
By Kenneth S. Levine
On 11/6/2017 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an announcement on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for citizens of Nicaragua and Honduras. Currently, there are approximately 60,000 Nicaraguans and Hondurans who reside and work …
Scam Alert: USCIS Does Not Request Forms I-9 Via Email
11/7/17
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services has issued the following notice:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has learned that employers have received scam emails requesting Form I-9 information that appear to come from USCIS. Employers are …
Upcoming Deadline for H-1B Applications
1/23/15
By: Nina Maja Bergmar
If your company is looking to a hire a foreign national at some point during the 2016 fiscal year, be aware that the deadline for submitting H-1B visa petitions is quickly approaching.
The U.S. Citizenship and …
Does E-Verify Participation Increase Your Probability of Being Audited?
7/23/14
By: Kelly Eisenlohr-Moul
Unfortunately, the short answer is “yes.”
Over the last year, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”), located within the Department of Justice, has touted numerous settlements for alleged “document abuse” (discriminatory I-9 …
You’ve Got Mail: E-mail Notifications Effective in E-Verify
7/8/13
By: Kelly Eisenlohr-Moul
Among the more significant changes in the 2013 Form I-9 is an optional field for the employee’s e-mail address.
If the employee supplies an electronic address, whether work or personal, the employer must use the address provided …
Upcoming Changes to Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility
10/12/12
By: Kelly Morrison
United States is once again proposing changes to the standard I-9 eligibility form. The commentary period on the amended form is open until October 15, 2012, at which time USCIS will evaluate suggestions and issue an implementation …