United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status.

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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

Employers Should be Aware of Updated I-9 Form

by Randi W. Kochman | Cole Schotz on 5/17/2013

As most employers are aware, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (the “Act”) requires employers to verify that their employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Homeland...more

USCIS Immigrant Fee Payment Will Soon Be Processed Through USCIS ELIS

by Haley Ayure | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/15/2013

USCIS is moving the existing online payment for the USCIS Immigrant Fee to its Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). Customers will soon pay the $165 Immigrant Fee using USCIS ELIS after they receive their immigrant...more

Are You Using The Correct I-9 Form? Previous Editions No Longer Accepted

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/14/2013

Beginning May 7, 2013 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires all employers to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13)N for all new hires and reverifications. ...more

Employers Must Use The New Form I-9 Starting May 7, 2013; Is Your Organization Prepared?

by Anthony Derosby, Katie Nokes Minervino | Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/9/2013

A new version of Form I-9 was released by USCIS on March 8, 2013. Employers were required by law to begin using the new version of Form I-9 effective immediately, but USCIS gave employers a 60-day grace period to implement...more

Are You Using the Correct Form I-9?

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 5/8/2013

Use of the new form is mandatory starting May 7, 2013. As we reported earlier, on March 8, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a newly revised Employment Eligibility Verification form, Form...more

New Version of I-9 Form Effective Today

by David Whitlock | Miller & Martin PLLC on 5/8/2013

All employers are reminded that the newly revised I-9 form, issued by the Department of Homeland Security on March 8, 2013, must be used for all new hires beginning today. Use of the older version of the form after today...more

I-9 Employer Verification Form – Use New Version Starting May 7, 2013

by Diane M. Butler | Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 5/8/2013

Employers must begin using the new version of Form I-9 on May 7, 2013. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced publication of the revised Form I-9 for...more

May 7 Deadline For New I-9 Form

by Paula Ardelean | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 5/8/2013

On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised I-9 Form. ...more

Reminder Alert: Revised Form I-9 Must Be Used by U.S. Employers Starting May 7, 2013

by William Coffman | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/7/2013

As a follow-up to our Alert of March 8, 2013, this is a reminder that the revised Form I-9 must be used by all U.S. employers for new hires starting tomorrow, May 7, 2013....more

New Form I-9 Takes Effect Today

by Karen Phillippi | Miller Canfield on 5/7/2013

As we alerted you in March, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) released a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, but allowed employers to continue using the previous version for a...more

CBP Begins Rollout of Automated Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record for Travelers Arriving by Air or Sea

by Maryanne Kline | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/6/2013

This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched an initiative to automate the issuance of Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Records for travelers arriving by sea or air. Records of admission will now be generated by...more

New Form I-9, Mandatory May 7, 2013 for All Employers

by Carol Hildebrand | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 5/6/2013

Beginning May 7, 2013 employers throughout the nation will be required to use a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new I-9 is available at www.uscis.gov under "Forms."...more

CBP Commences Process of Ending the Paper I-94 - Employers and Travelers Beware

by Cox Smith on 5/6/2013

It seems innocuous – an anachronistic paper form being replaced by an electronic process. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started a money saving and security enhancing project to end the issuance of the paper I-94...more

Do You Have Your I-9 Ducks In A Row?

by Annmarie Cleary | Sands Anderson PC on 5/3/2013

Starting May 7, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will accept only the new version of the I-9 employment eligibility verification form. You may recall that on March 7, 2013, the USCIS announced that...more

Reminder – As of May 7, 2013, Use of the New, Revised Form I-9 is Required

by Susan Milner Parrott | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 5/3/2013

As of May 7, 2013, all employers must be using the new, revised Form I-9 issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 to verify the identity and...more

Incorrectly Filed I-601As Are Being Rejected

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/2/2013

Since March 4, 2013, USCIS has been accepting applications for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers (“Form I-601A”). Many of these applications have been rejected, however, because customers did not provide proof that the...more

Immigration Alert: April 2013

by Patrick Brady, Robert Groban, Jang Hyuk Im, Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/2/2013

In This Issue: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Debate Begins! USCIS Reports That H-1B Cap Is Reached in First Week; New Form I-9 Becomes Effective on May 7, 2013; CBP Announces Form I-94 Automation; DOS Permits Access to...more

New Form I-9 Mandatory Use Required Beginning on May 7

by David Garrett | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/1/2013

Starting on May 7, 2013, all employers in the United States may only use the new Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 with a revision date of 03/08/13N to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements...more

H-2B Adjudication Resumed

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/30/2013

As previously reported, on March 22, 2013, USCIS temporarily suspended adjudication of most H-2B petitions while the government considered appropriate action in response to the Court Order in Comite de Apoyo a los...more

New Form I-9 Required Beginning May 7

by Jennifer LaPorta Baker, Jodi M. Frankel | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 4/29/2013

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, which employers are required to use to verify the identity and employment authorization of newly...more

The New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form Has Finally Been Published

by Kevin Fitzgerald, Punam Rogers | Foley Hoag LLP on 4/26/2013

Every employer is required to verify the identity and employment eligibility of a new employee within three days of the date of hire. To comply with this obligation, an employer must review acceptable documents that establish...more

Immigration Law Alert - April 2013

by Larry Stringer | Dickinson Wright on 4/24/2013

A number of current immigration matters deserve your attention and consideration: 1. USCBP Announces the Advent of the Paperless Form I-94 for Air and Sea Arrivals, Effective April 26, 2013. 2. Immigration Reform –...more

Employers Must Use New I-9 Forms By May 7, 2013

by Jamie Rotteveel | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/24/2013

On March 8, 2013, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 form). Employers were given until May 7, 2013 to begin using the new I-9...more

Reminder: Employers Must Use New I-9 Form Beginning May 7, 2013

by Christopher T. Cognato, John McLaughlin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/23/2013

On May 7, 2013, employers must begin using a new version of Form I-9 published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify the identity and authorization of their employees to work in the United States....more

DHS Clarifies Date for Mandatory Use of New Form I-9 – May 7, 2013

by Anita Sorensen | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/23/2013

As stated in our March 18, 2013 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. ...more

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