How the USCIS Temporary Final Rule for Automatic Extensions Affects Employers
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that lengthens the automatic extension period for up to 540 days...
Updating the Form I-9 for Employees Benefitting From 540 Day Auto-Extensions
The United States Citizen and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security have published a temporary final rule that extends certain renewal applicants’...
Foreign National Workers Including H-4 Spouses Look for Permanent Relief From USCIS Backlog
Many foreign nationals are currently set to benefit from a temporary extension in employment authorization. However, some call for a more permanent solution,...
Recent DHS Changes to Pandemic Related Flexibilities for Form I-9
Soon after The U.S. declared a state of national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security instituted new rules to help combat the spread...
CDC Issues New Guidance For Air Travelers Entering the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued further COVID-19 guidance regarding air travelers entering the U.S. This will affect many employers of foreign...
What Employers Should Know About TPS For South Sudan and Ukraine
In light of recent announcements from the Department of Homeland Security, many foreign nationals from Ukraine and Sudan that are currently in the U.S. may possess eligibility for...
Automatic Increased Extension of Work Permits May Not Benefit All H-1B Spouses
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new rule which will increase the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents...
USCIS Announces New Extension of Automatic Work Permit Renewals
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in certain categories will be able to continue legally working for...
How Can Employers Retain Non-Selected Workers Now That H-1B Season Is Over?
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has finished the lottery for FY2023. There were 483,927 registrations submitted by over 48,000...
Comment Period for USCIS “Public Charge” Rule Ends
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received many comments from immigration advocates and medical groups suggesting changes to its proposed “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”...