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USCIS Adopts Changes for H-4 and L-2 Spouses

Written on November 13, 2021.

USCIS Adopts Changes for H-4 and L-2 Spouses In response to a recent lawsuit, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be implementing new policies to improve the issuance of work authorizations for non-immigrant H1-B and L-1...

DHS Announces Which Countries’ Nationals Will Qualify in the Coming Year for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs

Written on November 13, 2021.

DHS Announces Which Countries’ Nationals Will Qualify in the Coming Year for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has announced the countries that will qualify for the...

What to Do in Case of Lost Form I-9 Documents

Written on November 13, 2021.

What to Do in Case of Lost Form I-9 Documents It has happened to many employers. A worker walks in and presents a receipt for a missing or damaged document and asks for time to get a new document from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....

Completing the Form I-9 Among Continuing USCIS Delays

Written on November 13, 2021.

What Employers Need to Know About an H-1B Visa The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been experiencing delays in processing applications due to COVID-19; because of this, employers may encounter employment authorization gaps as well...

Hiring from the International Workforce

Written on November 12, 2021.

Hiring from the International Workforce When U.S. employers struggle to find enough skilled domestic workers, they can hire skilled workers from a global employment market through tools provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,...

What to Do in Case of Missing or Incomplete I-9 Forms

Written on November 11, 2021.

What to Do in Case of Missing or Incomplete I-9 Forms Due to the complex and ever-shifting employment eligibility verification (Form I-9) regulations, employers may find that they have missing or incomplete I-9 forms. As such, employers often wonder...

Employers Reach Settlement with the USCIS Over Arbitrary Denial of H-1B Petitions

Written on November 6, 2021.

Employers Reach Settlement with the USCIS Over Arbitrary Denial of H-1B Petitions A class-action lawsuit that challenged the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) practice of randomly disapproving nonimmigrant employment-based petitions...

What Employers Need to Know About an H-1B Visa

Written on November 3, 2021.

What Employers Need to Know About an H-1B Visa The H-1B program allows employers to hire workers with specialized knowledge in fields where it is hard for employers to find enough U.S. workers. In this program, an employer can hire a foreign worker...

Complying with the Newest Immigration Rules

Written on November 2, 2021.

Complying with the Newest Immigration Rules The Biden Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation on October 25th, 2021, which will lift the travel bans currently restricting the direct entry of people from certain geographic areas into...

Certain Hong Kong Residents Qualify for Deferred Enforced Departure

Written on November 1, 2021.

Certain Hong Kong Residents Qualify for Deferred Enforced Departure The President has recently granted certain residents of Hong Kong deferred enforced departure (DED) for a period of 18 months which will end on February 5th, 2023. This order also...

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