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The Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is a form issued by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services to verify the identity and employment eligibility of workers within the United States. U.S. Employers must require all employees, both citizens and non-citizens, to complete an I-9 and present supporting documentation, such as a passport or green card. less -

Current Issues in Immigration Compliance

Littler on 4/18/2024

As we start the second quarter of 2024, there are a number of important developments in immigration compliance involving many of the applicable agencies. ...more

Unlawful Discrimination via Electronic Form I-9/E-Verify and New Stateside Visa Stamp Renewal Pilot Starting January 2024

Alston & Bird on 12/28/2023

Our Immigration Team discusses the State Department’s new pilot program that will allow H-1B visa applicants to stay in the United States to renew their visas....more

September 2023 U.S. Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/11/2023

1. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Launched Online Appointment Request Form - On August 21, USCIS launched a new online form for individuals to request in-person appointments at their local field offices....more

Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2023

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

The Sunshine State Casts a Cloud Over Employers and Immigrants

Harris Beach PLLC on 6/8/2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 1718, which imposes strict changes on how businesses in Florida can hire and inflicts penalties on individuals who transport immigrants into the state without them being...more

June 2023 U.S. Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/5/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The below summarizes recent legal updates that impact U.S. immigration: 1. Submission Deadline for FY2024 H-1B Cap Petitions - Employers should be reminded that the deadline to file a cap-subject...more

USCIS Redesigns Green Card and Employment Authorization Document

Littler on 2/20/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced new designs to improve security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). USCIS began issuing...more

Recent Highlights in Immigration Compliance

Littler on 1/5/2023

As we enter the new year, it is helpful to look back on recent news in the world of immigration compliance: Employment of Ukrainian or Afghan Parolees – The USCIS announced that as of November 21, 2022, Ukrainians...more

Form I-9: A Whirlwind of Changes and More on the Way?

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 10/6/2022

You and the millions of other businesses across the United States have been through a whirlwind of change for the last few years with a multitude of Form I-9 procedural adaptations due to the pandemic, government processing...more

Beware the Employer Risks Nesting in President Biden’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/1/2021

At the urging of President Biden, two members of Congress – Senator Robert Menendez and Representative Linda Sanchez – introduced companion 353-page bills last month in the Senate and the House entitled the “U.S. Citizenship...more

March 2021 Immigration Alert

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/12/2021

USCIS’s FY 2022 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Begins Beginning 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT) on March 9, 2021, until 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT) on March 25, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will...more

Biden’s Proposed Legislation Is Next Step Along Immigration Reform Path

Fisher Phillips on 2/23/2021

President Biden promised sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law should he be elected president. In accordance with these campaign promises, Democratic lawmakers have just introduced a sweeping immigration bill backed by the...more

Top 5 Immigration Expectations Under the Biden Presidency

Burr & Forman on 2/2/2021

From regulations designed to significantly alter the H-1B program to travel and visa bans, the immigration landscape has changed at a fast and furious pace over the last four years. Many legal practitioners expect more of the...more

The Undoing Of Trump’s Immigration Agenda: Biden Unveils Series Of Immigration Reforms

Fisher Phillips on 1/27/2021

One day is all it took for the Biden-Harris administration to repudiate the Trump-era crackdown on immigration. By issuing a series of Executive Actions, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations on January 20 and the days...more

ICE Extends Form I-9 Verification Flexibility Policy Through December 31, 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/24/2020

On November 18, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of its policy allowing flexibility in performing in-person verification of documents presented for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/21/2020

23 State AGs Coordinate to Sweep Shaky Legal Footing of Immigration Executive Orders. As we at the PMN summarized here, and as Seyfarth explored here, on April 23, President Trump issued an Executive Proclamation banning...more

DHS Extends Temporary Flexibility For Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, And Due Dates For Responding To Notices Of...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/17/2020

In May, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...more