Category: News & Updates

Chamber of Commerce Suggests Doubling Number of Legal Immigrants to Solve the Labor Shortage In a recent conference, the chief executive of the United States Chamber of Commerce has stated that the U.S. should seek to double the number of legal...

What to Do in Case of Lost Form I-9 Documents It has happened to many employers. A worker walks in and presents a receipt for a missing or damaged document and asks for time to get a new document from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....

The Department of Justice Settles with Frozen Food Company Over Form I-9 Violations The Department of Justice has recently announced that it has settled with a Minnesota-based frozen food distributor and manufacturer. This settlement now resolves...

The Government Publishes New Wage Rates for H-2A Workers and Proposes Rule Changes There is a new Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for 2022. The AEWR is the minimum wage an H-2A non-immigrant agricultural worker must be paid. The DOL has also proposed...

H-1B Approval Rates Surged in Fiscal Year 2021 Data recently released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has shown that in the 2021 fiscal year from October 2020 to September 2021, the agency had record H-1B visa approval rates....

Employing Foreign National Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic With international borders facing severe restrictions and embassies working at limited capacity, immigration has been immensely limited for the last 18 months. However, despite this,...

USCIS Will Expedite Renewal of EADS for Healthcare Workers The USCIS has taken steps to bring relief to the healthcare industry, which is struggling to maintain a minimum level of staff. Due to the immense backlog, the USCIS is facing, they have...

Its Time to Prepare for the H-1B Lottery The H-1B Cap Lottery is coming up, and it is the season for United States employers to prepare. Many employers have likely already begun the process, but for those who haven’t and intend to hire a foreign...

New Fees Planned for USCIS The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to put in place a new fee structure that they claim will not limit legal citizenship to people who are very wealthy. The current administration will soon be...

Members of Congress Press State Department to Reduce Visa Backlog A group of Congressional members has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State pressing the agency to bring the visa processing backlog back to the level existing before COVID-19....