Category: News & Updates

How Manufacturing Companies Can Use Alternative Visa Options

Written on April 14, 2022.

How Manufacturing Companies Can Use Alternative Visa Options Manufacturing companies in need of skilled workers should make sure they consider countries that the United States has treaties with. Countries with which the United States has treaties...

USCIS Continues to Extend Deadlines for Responding to Agency Requests and Actions

Written on April 13, 2022.

USCIS Continues to Extend Deadlines for Responding to Agency Requests and Actions The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has decided to extend the current policy of extending the deadline to respond to notices of intent to deny or...

Remote Review of Form I-9 Documentation Could Remain: Here Is How To Prepare

Written on April 12, 2022.

Remote Review of Form I-9 Documentation Could Remain: Here Is How To Prepare With an increase in remote employees, there has been a push for the remote reviewing of Form I-9 documents to become permanent. The United States Immigration and Customs...

USCIS Introduces Three Major New Initiatives

Written on April 12, 2022.

USCIS Introduces Three Major New Initiatives The USCIS stated at the end of March that they will be working on three new initiatives intended to reduce the delays and backlogs they have been experiencing in processing petitions and applications....

USCIS Plans Premium Processing Expansion Over Following Years

Written on April 7, 2022.

USCIS Plans Premium Processing Expansion Over Following Years The USCIS published a new rule in the Federal Register. The “Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act” was published on March 30, 2022. This new rule...

USCIS Proposes Newly Updated Form I-9

Written on April 7, 2022.

USCIS Proposes Newly Updated Form I-9 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a proposal for a newly updated version of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification in the Federal Register. USCIS is inviting the public...

Measures USCIS Is Taking to Reduce Processing Times

Written on April 6, 2022.

Measures USCIS Is Taking to Reduce Processing Times The current administration has proposed an increase in funding for the USCIS, and now the USCIS is declaring that it will be taking steps to achieve faster processing times. The USCIS is planning...

Staffing Firm Receives $1.5 Million Fine for Form I-9 Violations

Written on April 5, 2022.

Staffing Firm Receives $1.5 Million Fine for Form I-9 Violations A recent case involving an employer that operates in Oregon and Washington highlights the importance of following the rules when completing Form I-9. This employer was found not to...

USCIS Announces Completion of H-1B Lottery Selection Process

Written on April 5, 2022.

USCIS Announces Completion of H-1B Lottery Selection Process The USCIS recently disclosed that the annual limit for the 2023 Fiscal Year (FY) H-1B cap was met, and, therefore, the lottery selection process is complete for FY 2023. The USCIS has...

Congress Considering Bill Bringing Changes for High-Skilled Immigrants

Written on April 4, 2022.

Congress Considering Bill Bringing Changes for High-Skilled Immigrants The Senate and House both passed competition bills intended to advance scientific and manufacturing research in America to compete more effectively with China and other countries...