Within the first few hours of his second presidential term, President Trump signed several new executive orders and rescinded many Biden administration executive orders concerning immigration. These orders, particularly those...more
1/31/2025
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Employers need to be aware of anticipated changes to immigration policy under the new Trump administration and be prepared for the impact those changes may have on their workforce. All employers should make sure their I-9s...more
11/27/2024
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Effective August 1, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will grant certain employers the ability to remotely inspect work authorization documents for the Form I-9. USCIS made the announcement as it gets ready to...more
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that employers should continue to use the current Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification, even after the expiration date has passed. The current...more
Effective November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) extended employment authorization for certain E, H, and L dependent spouses. Specifically, USCIS now recognizes that L and E dependent spouses...more
11/30/2021
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U.S. employers generally must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States to verify the identify and employment authorization of that individual. As part of that process, the...more
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today changes to the Form I-9 process due to COVID-19...
Employers with employees taking physical proximity precautions due to COVID-19 will not be required to review the...more
Friday, January 31st, 2020, USCIS announced a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in its published Federal Register notice. The new form’s “version date” is 10/21/2019 and is located in the lower...more
USCIS released a message that employers for now should continue to use the current Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification...more
Hiring & Immigration: Form I-9 Compliance -
Of the myriad of new hire documents that must be completed, the Form I-9 is one of the most important when it comes to immigration compliance.
The Form I-9 is used for...more
On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The form is available here. Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and...more