The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9), which is effective immediately. Employers may continue to use the current Form I-9 through January 21, 2017, but after that…
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The New Form I-9
Tagged with: Department of Homeland Security, Form I-9, USCIS
Posted in USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in USCIS New Policies/Procedures
New International Entrepreneur Rule Revealed
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to stay in the U.S. on a case-by-case basis, in order to start or grow their business. These entrepreneurs…
Tagged with: Immigration Accountability Executive Action, President Obama, USCIS
Posted in USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in USCIS New Policies/Procedures
DHS Expands the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver
Today, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized a rule that expands eligibility for provisional waivers of inadmissibility based on the accrual of unlawful presence. The provisional unlawful presence waiver (“provisional waiver”) process allows certain individuals who are present…
Tagged with: Department of Homeland Security, USCIS
Posted in Immigrant Visas, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in Immigrant Visas, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Recommends U Visa Parole Policy
The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman has issued its Recommendation to USCIS regarding a U visa parole policy. The policy would facilitate parole for individuals who are eligible for U nonimmigrant visa status and who reside outside…
Lawsuit Against DHS and USCIS Seeks Transparency in H-1B Lottery Process
The American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) have brought a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The lawsuit is brought under the Freedom of Information Act…
Reports of Scam Letters Being Sent to L-1A Executives
Members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) have reported that suspicious letters are being sent to L-1A executives. The scam letters claim to be from USCIS and signed by Lori Scialabba, Deputy Director of USCIS. The letters use incorrect…
DHS Proposes To Raise Filing Fees By 21%
In a proposed rule published in the May 4 Federal Register, DHS is proposing to raise its fees by an average of 21% to recover the full cost of USCIS operations. DHS is also proposing to establish a three-level fee…
Tagged with: DHS, Federal Register, Filing Fees, Form N-400, Naturalization, Proposed Rule, USCIS
Posted in In The News
Posted in In The News
USCIS Has Completed Data Entry of FY 2017 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
On May 2, 2016, USCIS announced that it has completed data entry for all FY 2017 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in this year’s lottery. H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in the lottery are being returned. USCIS is unable to provide…
USCIS Has Completed FY 2017 H-1B Cap Lottery
On April 7, 2016, USCIS announced that it had received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for FY 2017. They also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree…
Tagged with: FY 2017, H-1B Cap Lottery, H-1B Master's Cap, H-1B Regular Cap, USCIS
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
USCIS Transfers Workload from the Vermont Service Center to the California Service Center
USCIS has issued an alert on workload transfer from the Vermont Service Center (VSC) to the California Service Center (CSC) to balance workloads and decrease processing times. The CSC will now be processing some: Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant…
Tagged with: case processing, CSC, L-1 Visa, L-2, USCIS, VSC
Posted in In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
