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Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

New Online Registration Requirements for Foreign Nationals

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14159 ”Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” directing the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to ensure that foreign nationals comply with their...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Navigating the DHS Registration Requirement for Foreign Nationals

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On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) implementing a new registration requirement (“Registration Requirement”) for certain foreign nationals to be filed with...more

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New Registration Requirement for Noncitizens Staying in the United States for 30+ Days

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Key Takeaways - - 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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Do Employers Need to Know About the New DHS Alien Registration Requirement?

As further implementation of the January 20, 2025 Executive Orders, DHS recently published an interim final rule regarding the requirement that certain non-citizens register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

What Employers Need to Know about New Enforcement of Alien Registration Requirements

In April 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began actively enforcing long-standing federal noncitizen registration laws that had been essentially inactive for years. Many noncitizens living in the United States...more

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FAQ: Alien Registration Requirements Under Federal Law (April 2025 Update)

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1. What is “alien registration”? Alien registration is a federal legal requirement under Section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It requires most noncitizens who remain in the U.S. for more than 30 days...more

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Alien Registration Requirement

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On April 11, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new registration requirement goes into effect. The new registration requires, with limited exceptions, that all aliens 14 years of age or older who were not...more

Mayer Brown

Always Carry Your Papers: Understanding the Alien Registration Requirement

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WHAT IS ALIEN REGISTRATION? The alien registration requirement dates back to 1940, when Congress passed a law to require all foreign nationals to register with the federal government, provide biographic details, and carry...more

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Noncitizen Alien Registration Requirement Takes Effect on April 11, 2025

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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

Quarles & Brady LLP

DHS Issues Registration Requirement for Foreign Nationals – Immediate Action Required for Some

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a registration requirement for foreign nationals effective April 11, 2025. Failure to comply with this requirement may lead to civil and criminal liability. The...more

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Department of Homeland Security Implements New Online Registration Requirements

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Effective April 11, certain foreign nationals residing in the United States will be required to register themselves and undergo fingerprinting through an online US Citizenship and Immigration Services system. This new...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Update: New Regulation on Alien Registration Requirement Takes Effect on April 11 After Federal Judge Denies Request for...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring non-citizens who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or more — and were not previously registered — to register and carry proof of their...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

United States Department of Homeland Security’s Alien Registration Requirement to Take Effect

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In February 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS” or “Department”) published an interim final rule mandating a new alien registration requirement for certain non-citizens....more

Ruder Ware

Noncitizens Should Review their Compliance with Registration and Change of Address Notification Requirements

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On March 12th, the Department of Homeland Security published an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) partially implementing section 7 of Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025) (the...more

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Administration Seeks to Implement Mandatory Alien Registration, Effective April 11, 2025

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On February 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was implementing a registration requirement, requiring certain foreign nationals to register their presence in the United States as part of the...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

COVID-19 Immigration-Related Updates

USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 filings - On March 20, 2020 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective immediately, it is temporarily suspending Premium...more

Burr & Forman

DHS Proposes Major Lottery Changes Ahead Of H-1B Filing Season

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Every January, employers begin making preparing for the H-1B visa filing season so they will be ready for the H-1B cap filing deadline on April 1st. Filing H-1B petitions typically come with a degree of anxiety given the visa...more

Fisher Phillips

Massive Changes To H-1B System Proposed For 2019

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently proposed a new rule that could dramatically change the way the H-1B application process works. The rule would establish an electronic pre-registration system and run the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The USCIS "NTA" and "RFE" Memos: Continue Doing Business But Tread Carefully

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Beginning shortly before President Trump issued his Buy American Hire American executive order in April 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security...more

Baker Donelson

Immigration Update: Trying to Cut the Red Tape: Department of Labor Announces Emergency Procedures for Backlogged H-2B...

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently been experiencing considerable delays in its processing of applications for H-2B status for temporary nonimmigrant workers. The H-2B program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign...more

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