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- USCIS Announces December 26, 2007 Effective Date for "New" Form I-9
November 26, 2007
In today’s Federal Register, USCIS announced the effective date of the new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Read more... - USCIS Releases "New" Form I-9 To Match Document Regulations
November 8, 2007
On November 7, 2007, USCIS released a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which all employers are required to complete with respect to all new or rehired employees on or before the first day of employment. Read more... - Rumors of New I-9 Form Unfounded, DHS tells AILA
October 23, 2007
Our clients may be receiving e-mail solicitations claiming that the Department of Homeland Security has announced the upcoming release of a new I-9 form to verify new hire eligibility for employment. DHS has made no such announcement. Read more... - Avoiding Jail and Fines When Employees May Be Out of Status
September 12, 2007
What Employers Need to Know about Immigration Rules for "Constructive Knowledge" and Social Security "No Match" Letters Read more... - USCIS and Department of State Cooperate to Resolve Immigrant Visa Debacle; USCIS to Allow I-485 Filings Until August 17, 2007
July 17, 2007
Under enormous pressure from litigation, Congress and the public, USCIS announced that it is reopening the application period for adjustment of status applications for employment-based immigrants whose priority dates were current in the original Visa Bulletin for July of 2007. Read more... - Follow Up Questions from the Adjustment of Status Debacle Addressed
July 3, 2007
This Update addresses some of the most common questions we are receiving in connection with the USCIS announcement yesterday that they would be rejecting adjustment of status applications filed July 2. Read more... - USCIS and Department of State Cooperate to Render Immigrant Visas Unavailable for July 2007; USCIS To Reject All I-485 Filings Received July 2, 2007
July 2, 2007
In an unprecedented development, the Department of State issued a revised Visa Bulletin today, July 2, announcing that USCIS had used the remaining 60,000 immigrant visa numbers for Fiscal Year 2007 during the month of June. DOS announced that June’s usage had exhausted all of the available immigrant visa numbers for 2007. Read more... - Many Employees May File Adjustment of Status Applications in July; Future Unavailability of Visas is Predicted
June 15, 2007
Employers should be aware that the "priority date" in every employment-based immigrant visa category except the "unskilled workers" will become current as of July 1, 2007, and will remain current at least until July 30, 2007. Read more... - FINAL RULE REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO PAY LABOR CERTIFICATION COSTS, AND MAKING OTHER CHANGES, ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
May 18, 2007
In yesterday’s Federal Register, the Department of Labor published a final rule implementing a package of changes to the labor certification process. Read more... - H-1B Master's Degree Cap Reached April 30, 2007
May 4, 2007
USCIS announces that the Service received 20,000 H-1B petitions for holders of Master's and higher degrees from U.S. universities as of April 30, 2007. Read more... - Request for Help to Secure H-1B Cap Relief
April 25, 2007
As we reported to you in an earlier Client Alert at the beginning of the month, there are no cap-subject H-1B visa numbers available for 18 months, or until October 1, 2008. AILA is seeking to get U.S. companies to 'sign on' to a letter that will be sent to each member of Congress requesting that they take action to increase the H-1B quota and EB numbers. Read more... - H-1B Selection Completed; Receipts Sent
April 13, 2007
On Friday, April 13, USCIS notified the public that it had completed the "random selection" process for the H-1B filings as of April 2 and 3. Read more... - USCIS Updates Count of H-1B Cap Filings
April 10, 2007
USCIS announced today that approximately 119,193 of the H-1B petitions... Read more... - USCIS Updates Cap Numbers
April 5, 2007
Late Thursday, USCIS released updated information regarding the H-1B filings as of April 2 and 3. Read more... - USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Reached on First Day of Filing
April 3, 2007
USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Reached on First Day Available. The attached press release from USCIS announces that the Service received at least 150,000 H-1B petitions toward the maximum allocation of 65,000 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2007. Read more... - H-1B Preparations
January 16, 2007
Now is the time to evaluate your company's anticipated hiring needs for H-1B professionals (specifically, those requiring initial H-1B visas) for the 12-month period beginning on October 1, 2007. Read more... - U.S. Citizens and Others Require Passports to Enter the U.S. by Air, Effective January 23, 2007
December 4, 2006 - Mid-Term Elections Put Democrats in Control of Both the Senate and the House in the 110th Congress
November 15, 2006 - Department of Labor Requires Employers to Notify USCIS of Termination of H-1B Workers in Order to Cease Paying Wages
October 25, 2006 - USCIS Announced Expansion of I-140 Premium Processing Service
September 22, 2006 - USCIS Announced Limited Implementation of I-140 Premium Processing Service
August 21, 2006 - H-1B Exemption Reached for Fiscal Year 2007 Under "Advanced Degree Exemption"
August 2, 2006 - H-1B Sign-On Letter to Congress: Raise the H-1B Cap!
June 28, 2006 - USCIS Announces FY 2007 H-1B Numbers Gone as of May 26, 06
US Master's Degree Holders Still H-1B Eligible
June 2, 2006 - USCIS Announced Updated FY 2007 H-1B Number Usage
Seventy Percent of Available Number Have Been Used
May 24, 2006 - USCIS Prepares to Implement I-140 Premium Processing Service
May 23, 2006 - "e-Passport Requirement"
April 21, 2006 - Department of State Announces Major Visa Retrogression; Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Quota Limits Established
October 7, 2005 - Omnibus Appropriations Bill
March 8, 2005 - View Current Client Alerts
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