Category: News & Updates

DHS Extends the Comment Period for New Form I-9 Proposal

Written on July 28, 2022.

DHS Extends the Comment Period for New Form I-9 Proposal The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the period for stakeholders to submit comments on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency’s (USCIS) proposed updates...

Information Every Employer Should Know About E-Verify

Written on July 28, 2022.

Information Every Employer Should Know About E-Verify Over twenty years old, the E-Verify system has grown from its humble availability in only five states to becoming a nationwide program used by over half a million employers. Though the E-Verify...

How To Prepare for ICE Form I-9 Inspections

Written on July 27, 2022.

How To Prepare for ICE Form I-9 Inspections The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE’s mission is to protect the United States from cross-border crime and from illegal immigration...

The Different Categories of Employment-Based Visas

Written on July 26, 2022.

The Different Categories of Employment-Based Visas For employers across the country, non-citizen workers make up a valuable and necessary workforce component. To employ these workers, employers rely on various employment-based visas the U.S government...

H-1B Visa Alternatives for F-1 Student Employees

Written on July 26, 2022.

H-1B Visa Alternatives for F-1 Student Employees The H-1B lottery for the 2023 fiscal year finished earlier this year, with the USCIS receiving an enormous 483,927 registrations and selecting 127,600. USCIS projects that this will fill the Fiscal...

Extended Deadline for Resolution of Tentative Non-confirmations With the SSA Ends July 15th

Written on July 25, 2022.

Extended Deadline for Resolution of Tentative Non-confirmations With the SSA Ends July 15th The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it will soon end a policy, extending the date employees can attempt to resolve Tentative Non-Confirmations...

USCIS Struggles to Issue the 280,000 Available Green Cards This Year

Written on July 25, 2022.

USCIS Struggles to Issue the 280,000 Available Green Cards This Year A record number of employment-based green cards are available this year, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is trying to issue all available visas before...

H-4 Spouses Left Struggling Due to EAD Processing Delays

Written on July 25, 2022.

H-4 Spouses Left Struggling Due to EAD Processing Delays Many families in the U.S. on H-1B visas are still struggling due to processing delays by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This delay has particularly affected...

Upcoming Regulatory Changes for Employment-Based Immigration

Written on July 25, 2022.

Upcoming Regulatory Changes for Employment-Based Immigration Federal agencies release their regulatory agendas at the start of every fiscal year, which guide their actions for the upcoming period. The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS),...

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill to Increase E-Verify Enforcement for the Construction Industry

Written on July 22, 2022.

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill to Increase E-Verify Enforcement for the Construction Industry Legislation to enforce the construction industry’s use of the federal government’s E-Verify system has passed the Pennsylvania State Senate. This legislation,...