September 18, 2017
Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Will Open On October 3, 2017
Each year the U.S. Department of State conducts a “lottery” of qualified applicants from under-represented countries, selecting 50,000 individuals who may then immigrate to the U.S. and receive their “green cards.” The applicants must register online and meet the following basic requirements: Must have...
read moreAugust 31, 2017
USCIS Expanding In-Person Interview Requirement to Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that they will begin expanding the in-person interview requirement to certain applicants seeking permanent resident status. Specifically, USCIS will now require in-person interviews for the beneficiaries of (1) adjustment of status applications based on employment and...
read moreAugust 28, 2017
Voice Your Organization’s Support for the H-1B Program
Recent pronouncements by the federal government and negative media stories have questioned the benefits of employment-based immigration and in particular the H-1B program. As you likely know, U.S. businesses use H-1B visas to gain access to sought-after skills of foreign professionals, many of whom...
read moreJuly 20, 2017
New I-9 Form Available as of 7/17/17, Becomes Mandatory on 9/18/2017
On July 17, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security released a new version of the I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification form. The I-9 form is used to verify identity and employment authorization of all employees hired by U.S. employers. The new version may be downloaded...
read moreJuly 13, 2017
Start-Up Immigration Regulation Delayed
Yesterday DHS published a notice in the Federal Register delaying from July 17 (next week) to March 14, 2018, implementation of the International Entrepreneur Rule. The stated reason is to provide DHS with an opportunity to receive comments from the public on a proposal...
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