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- Certain noncitizens of age 14 or older must now register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) if they remain in the United States for 30 days or more.
- Some noncitizens are already...more
4/18/2025
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Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
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USCIS
Effective April 11, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), requires certain noncitizens to apply for registration and fingerprinting....more
4/14/2025
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Visas
With the new administration set to start next year, many employers are focused on immigration and how President-elect Trump’s return to the White House may affect their workforce.
Though there remains a level of...more
While recent changes to the I-9 process may affect select employers, the release of a new I-9 form will present changes to all employers. Qualifying employers are able to utilize an alternative verification procedure to...more
8/3/2023
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Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Remote Working ,
Required Forms ,
USCIS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have announced that employers will have until August 30, 2023, to physically verify Form I-9 documentation that may have been...more
6/27/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Required Documentation ,
USCIS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached a settlement agreement on November 10, 2021, to allow automatic extensions of employment authorization for certain H-4 and L dependent spouses. Additionally, on November...more
11/19/2021
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Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
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Time Extensions ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Biden administration announced on May 11, 2021, that it is restoring a never-fully-utilized Obama-era program allowing foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States temporarily in order to oversee and grow certain...more
6/3/2021
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H-1B ,
International Entrepreneur Rule ,
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Startups ,
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Visas
The Trump administration published two new regulations on October 8, 2020, that make significant changes to the H-1B visa rules and to the prevailing wage requirements for PERM labor certification applications as well as...more
10/12/2020
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Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
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Labor Condition Applications ,
Labor Regulations ,
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Non-Immigrant Visas ,
PERM ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
The holiday season and holiday shopping may look a little different this year, especially as more purchases are made online. To respond to the annual influx of orders, employers may hire seasonal workers to assist. In doing...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced on August 19, 2020, that foreign nationals may present evidence of employment authorization (Form I-797, Notice of Action) approval instead of an actual...more
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a final rule making significant changes to immigration and naturalization related filing fees.The rule goes into effect on October 2, 2020, and the weighted...more
President Donald Trump on June 22, 2020, signed an executive order extending until December 31, 2020, and expanding on his April 22, 2020, proclamation, temporarily suspending the entry of certain immigrants into the United...more
On May 29, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of certain Chinese national students and researchers into the United States pursuant to F or J visas to study or conduct research in the...more
Companies affected by COVID-19 must carefully consider immigration implications for all foreign national and expat employees, including issues of immigration compliance. Those businesses with employees working in the United...more
4/14/2020
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Financial Stimulus ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
Lenders ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
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Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Shareholders ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Small Business ,
Social Distancing ,
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Tax Relief ,
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