UPDATE – U.S. ADDS BRAZIL TO ONGOING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
Quick Takeaways: Effective 11:59PM March 26, 2020, recent visitors to Brazil will also be banned from traveling to the...
BREAKING: USCIS WILL RESUME PREMIUM PROCESSING AS EARLY AS JUNE 1, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Phased roll-out will begin June 1, full return expected by June 22 when all H-1B Petitions, including...
USCIS ISSUES TEMPORARY POLICY CHANGES FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES COMPLYING WITH J-1 WAIVER EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION DURING THE COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY
On May 11, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum introducing temporary...
H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY WITH VALID STATUS ARE ALLOWED TO EXTEND THEIR STAY BEYOND THREE YEARS DURING PANDEMIC
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an advance copy of a temporary final rule to be published and...
COMPANIES CAN USE SOME EXPIRED IDENTITY DOCUMENTS IN COMPLETING FORM I-9S
Summary: Last week (May 5, 2020) we wrote that executing a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)...
THE QUARANTINE PRESENTS RESTAURANTS WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN UP THEIR FORM I-9S
Summary: The quarantine is creating havoc in the restaurant industry. Many places temporarily closed, others went to...
FINES, PENALTIES, AND BUDGET WOES
The 2020 federal deficit will likely top $3.8 trillion and, by 2022, will be approximately 106% of the Gross Domestic...
EXECUTING A FORM I-9 REQUIRES AN IDENTITY DOCUMENT, EVEN IN A PANDEMIC
Summary: The question presented: “How can we complete a Form I-9 on someone without identification during the...
ALERT – USCIS ANNOUNCES 60-DAY EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR RFES AND OTHER AGENCY REQUESTS
Quick Takeaways: If RFE, NOID, NOIR, Denial, or other Agency request issued between March 1, 2020 and July 1, 2020,...
A NEW FORM I-9 EMPLOYER HANDBOOK (M-274) IS AVAILABLE AND NOW IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO PROACTIVELY ACCESS COMPLIANCE
Come May 1, 2020, employers are required to use the newest edition of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...
UPDATE: USCIS EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF MOST IN-PERSON SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 3, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Appointments, Interviews, naturalization ceremonies, and other face-to-face interactions with the...
UPDATE – EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR 60 DAYS
Quick Takeaways: Effective 11:59 PM April 23, 2020 and for the next 60 days thereafter, some individuals outside the...