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February 06, 2020
President Trump Adds Six Countries to the “Travel Ban 3.0” List
On January 31, 2020, President Trump signed a proclamation, expanding travel restrictions to six additional countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. The travel restrictions will become effective on February 21, 2020 and will apply to citizens of those countries who are outside...
read moreFebruary 04, 2020
New I-9 Form Available as of 1/31/2020, Becomes Mandatory on 5/1/2020
On January 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security released a new version of the I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification form, with an edition date of 10/21/2019. The I-9 form is used to verify identity and employment authorization of all employees hired by U.S. employers....
read moreDecember 06, 2019
H-1B Implementation of Electronic Registration Process
Today, in the following message, USCIS announced that it will implement an electronic registration process for the upcoming H-1B cap lottery. The registration period will run from March 1, through March 20, 2020. Only those registrations submitted during this time frame will be entered...
read moreNovember 01, 2019
ADHS’s FY-2020 J-1 Waiver Program Will Close First Cycle on November 30th!
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is accepting applications for the 2020 Conrad 30 J-1 waiver program through November 30, 2019. Conrad 30 J-1 waivers are for clinical physicians, as opposed to teaching or research positions. To be considered for the 2020 program,...
read moreOctober 11, 2019
Federal Judge blocks implementation of public charge rule
The Attorney General for the State of New York announced today that it had secured a nationwide preliminary injunction to block the new public charge rule from taking effect. The new public charge rule would have made it more difficult for foreign nationals who...
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