As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the US last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did something that many […]
As an employer, what are the odds of being involved in an I-9 related worksite investigation? Last week, the Department […]
In light of the lengthy delays in immigration processing, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they are […]
What you need to know: E-Verify has published a new version (v31) of the E-Verify ICA used by electronic I-9 […]
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided some temporary relief for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals residing […]
Down to the wire, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just posted another extension of their flexible Form I-9 inspection […]
HR Rejoice: USCIS provides long awaited update to Form I-9 Receipts Guidance The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) […]
During the past couple of weeks, HR managers across the US have been staring at their I-9 files, with a […]
Last month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly announced they are no longer sending Social Security No-Match Letters to employers […]
Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a two-month extension of their remote I-9 inspection allowance, providing yet another […]
Last week, E-Verify announced a new document uploading feature to help employees electronically resolve certain types of Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs) […]
Yesterday, the Biden administration announced the designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective March 9, […]
Late last Friday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another new E-Verify policy update, which will impact […]
In January, Florida’s new E-Verify law went into effect, ushering in yet another new compliance requirement for HR managers to […]
For many immigration practitioners and employers, H-1B cap season approaches like a tidal wave – initially calm, almost routine, but […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has once again extended their remote I-9 inspection policy (to March 31, 2021) as […]
In the waning days of 2020, Liberian immigrants seeking permanent resident status in the US received some very good news. […]
Today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that starting in January 2021 they will replace the sticker […]
By any measure, the last few years have been challenging for immigration advocates, including the many who support the so-called […]
Updated: Wednesday, January 6 For the last two days, HR and hiring managers across the country have encountered a broad […]
Today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new I-9 guidance that will impact how employers document (and […]
Just in time for the holidays, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced yet another extension of its flexible […]
Similar to most organizations in 2020, we held our annual I-9 Palooza conference as a virtual event. The interactive and […]
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided some very good news for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals residing […]
Today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they are extending the validity of certain EAD approval notices […]
Approximately eight months ago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implemented what felt like a truly novel (dare I say, unprecedented) […]
Buried within the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) website is seemingly recent guidance regarding how to update “virtual” Forms I-9 […]
Today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new timing requirement for employers that receive a Tentative […]
Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a longer 60-day extension of its remote Form I-9 document inspection policy as […]
Yesterday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that employers may accept an EAD approval notice (Form I-797) […]
Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yet another 30-day extension of its remote Form I-9 document inspection allowance as […]
In the time of COVID-19, HR departments and I-9 compliance managers across the US are getting used to a new […]
Last week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated their guidance on how to annotate the Form I-9 […]
Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced another 30-day extension of their flexible remote I-9 verification process, which was set […]
Prior to COVID-19, Immigration practitioners across the US were already grappling with ever-changing immigration policies, rapid increases in Requests For […]
Slowly, but surely, businesses across the United States are reopening — is your organization prepared? While reopening plans may vary […]
As businesses across the US wrestle with the decision of how (and when) to bring their employees back into the […]
This may come as a surprise to some, but one of more pervasive mistakes in I-9 compliance has nothing to […]
On Tuesday, April 27, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a substantial revision to the Handbook for […]
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced yet another “temporary” Form I-9 policy in the wake of […]
During the past month, HR departments across the US have scrambled to implement a truly “remote” new hire Form I-9 […]
In an April 2020 report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the USCIS has not provided employers with consistent […]
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched a dedicated Q&A webpage to address the new temporary Form […]
It’s been almost two weeks since DHS announced their new “flexible” Form I-9 option, which enables employers to conduct a […]
UPDATED: On Monday, March 30, 2020, the USCIS provided us with revised (and clarified) guidance on how to document an […]
On Saturday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new E-Verify guidance for employers in response to the […]
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they are implementing a special Form I-9 exception for employers who […]
***3/20/20 UPDATE*** DHS has announced a new flexible I-9 policy, which enables certain employers (operating remotely) to defer the in-person […]
Yesterday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initiated a bold new experiment in their annual cap-subject H-1B selection […]
During the past couple of weeks, I-9 aficionados across the country have been talking about the release of the new […]