The COVID-19 National Emergency has brought a host of challenges to employers in the United States, including travel, compliance with employment verification processes, and hiring and maintaining immigration status for...more
3/23/2020
/ Canada ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Mexico ,
Travel Restrictions ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS
A new version of the Form I-9 has been released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Employers may choose to use either the prior version (marked with a 7/17/17 revision date) or the new version (revision...more
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the proposed regulations making fundamental changes to the H-1B cap-selection process have been finalized and will be published in the Federal Register on January 31,...more
1/30/2019
/ Final Rules ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
April 1st is quickly approaching and that means H-1B season is upon us. The H-1B visa is available to companies wishing to hire a foreign worker to fill a “specialty occupation” defined by regulation as a position that...more
On November 30, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register entitled “Registration...more
12/5/2018
/ Comment Period ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
L-1 Visas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas