USCIS Archives - I-9 Compliance

USCIS Announces H-2B Visa Cap Reached for First Half of 2025

Written on January 28, 2025.

USCIS Announces H-2B Visa Cap Reached for First Half of 2025 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it reached the additional 20,716 H-2B visa cap. However, these visas are for returning workers under the temporary...

USCIS Deletes E-Verify Records Older than 10 Years

Written on January 14, 2025.

USCIS Deletes E-Verify Records Older than 10 Years The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a reminder for employers using E-Verify. This reminder was to download any records for E-Verify cases that have not received...

USCIS Has Reached H-1B Cap for 2025 Fiscal Year

Written on January 1, 2025.

USCIS Has Reached H-1B Cap for 2025 Fiscal Year The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the annual cap of 85,000 H-1B visas for fiscal year 2025. This congressionally...

USCIS Cuts Off H-2B Petitions for First Half of FY 2025

Written on October 16, 2024.

USCIS Cuts Off H-2B Petitions for First Half of FY 2025 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it reached the Congressionally-mandated H-2B visa issuance cap. This success means the first half of...

USCIS Extends Green Card Renewal Validity Period to 36 Months

Written on October 3, 2024.

USCIS Extends Green Card Renewal Validity Period to 36 Months The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced new extensions to the validity of permanent resident cards, also known as green cards. These new extensions...

USCIS Revises Regulations for OPT Eligible Students in STEM Fields

Written on September 18, 2024.

USCIS Revises Regulations for OPT Eligible Students in STEM Fields The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it will update work authorization programs for qualified F-1 students in the United States. This extension...

USCIS Extends Expiration Date of Current Edition of the Form I-9

Written on August 19, 2024.

USCIS Extends Expiration Date of Current Edition of the Form I-9 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the expiration date of the current employment eligibility verification (Form I-9) form. The current Form I-9 is the...

USCIS Announces Second Round of H-1B Selections for FY 2025

Written on August 15, 2024.

USCIS Announces Second Round of H-1B Selections for FY 2025 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced its intention to perform another round of H-1B visa selections. With this additional round, the USCIS expects to...

E-Verify+ Trial Launched by USCIS

Written on July 16, 2024.

E-Verify+ Trial Launched by USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently launched the trial for E-Verify+. If successful, it would become the next-generation model for the federal government’s employment eligibility verification...

USCIS Announces Extension of EADs for Some Designations

Written on July 5, 2024.

USCIS Announces Extension of EADs for Some Designations The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it would extend the validity of several employment authorization documents (EADs). This extension applies to Temporarily...

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