Blog Archives

USCIS Provides Updated I-9 Guidance (Including Examples) to Employers Impacted by Covid-19

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently posted sample Form I-9s on its I-9 Central website, showing employers how to notate Form I-9 when remotely inspecting employment authorization and identity documents and then subsequently performing the required physical inspection once

Posted in Updates Tagged with: , ,

Trump Administration Expands Immigration Restrictions With Another Presidential Proclamation (UPDATED)

Following weeks of rumors about the Trump Administration expanding its immigration ban to include nonimmigrant visas, the White House today, issued another Presidential Proclamation “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the

Posted in Updates Tagged with: , ,

Is There Any Truth to the Rumors About Further Immigration Bans?

By Tien-Li Loke Walsh On April 22, 2020, the White House released the “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” This proclamation after President Trump’s single

Posted in Updates Tagged with: , ,

Diversity Lottery (DV) 2021 Results are Out!

Applicants for the FY 2021 Diversity Lottery can now check their results on the U.S. Department of State (DOS) website. You will need your confirmation number from your application. DOS recommends keeping the confirmation number until at least September 30,

Posted in Updates Tagged with:

USCIS to Resume Certain Services on June 4, 2020

Beginning June 4, 2020, certain USCIS field offices and asylum offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public. This includes oath ceremonies, naturalization, and some green card interviews.  Application support centers (ASC), which handle biometric appointments, will resume services

Posted in Updates

Trump’s Presidential Proclamation “Banning Immigration” Released

On Monday night at 10:06 pm (PST) on April 20, 2020, President Trump tweeted the following: In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I

Posted in Updates Tagged with: , ,

Did Trump Really Just Ban All Immigration Via a Tweet?

On Monday night, President Trump tweeted the following: In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily

Posted in Updates Tagged with: ,

Updated I-9 Compliance Requirements for Employers Impacted by COVID-19

On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will defer the physical presence requirements associated with the processing of Form I-9 employment eligibility verification for employees. Here are the highlights: Employers with employees taking

Posted in Updates Tagged with: , ,

USCIS Updates Form I-9

On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new version of the form has a revision date of 10/21/2019 on the lower left-hand corner and

Posted in Updates Tagged with: ,

Supreme Court Clears Way for Public Charge Rule to Take Effect

On Monday, January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration’s request for a stay of the nationwide injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule, clearing a path for the implementation of the public charge

Posted in Updates Tagged with: ,

Get Notified By Email

Call Now Button