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USCIS has updated the Aug. 1, 2023, edition of its Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, solely to extend the expiration date from July 31, 2026, to May 31, 2027. What should employers do? •Employers must be using...more
USCIS has released the new Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The new form must be used to file starting June 3, 2024. Among the form’s various changes, two are particularly notable: 1. Social Security Update:...more
Despite the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issuing a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, last year, many employers continue to use an outdated version of the form... Employers must use...more
Over the past two months, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) made multiple changes to the employment verification process, which directly impact the review and approval of employee identity and employment...more
Most of our readers are aware of the fact that the COVID era policy which allowed employers to remotely examine documentation provided by employees for completing the form I-9 ended as of July 31, 2023. All employers will now...more
DHS has today, July 25, 2023, published a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Form. USCIS has made significant changes to the form and its instructions, including a checkbox to indicate that an employee’s Form I-9...more
On July 21, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would publish a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. In addition, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement a new fee schedule on October 2, 2020 to account for increased costs in adjudicating immigration applications and petitions. The new fee schedule also ushers in...more
As the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues a new version of its Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, employers have the opportunity to revisit and examine their compliance practices. Starting on...more
After months of confusion and pain surrounding the topic of independent contractors, we are practically giddy as we send this short and unambiguous legal update: Employers must start using the updated I-9 form issued by the...more
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has officially rolled out a new version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification. The new form (edition 10/21/2019) replaces the prior version (edition...more
On January 31, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which has a 10/21/2019 version date (located in the lower left corner of the...more
Our wrap-up of immigration news from the month of January continues today as we review the implementation of the new “public charge” rule. Implementation of Public Charge Rule - The Trump Administration proposed a...more
On January 31, 2020, the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the release of a new version of the Form I-9, version 10/21/2019. This new version contains only minor changes to the Form I-9 itself...more
USCIS has published the latest version of Form I-9. Employers should begin using the new version starting January 31, 2020. The notice provides employers additional time to make necessary updates and adjust their business...more
On January 30, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin implementing the new public charge regulations on February 24, 2020. The regulations broadly expand the list of public...more
Today USCIS announced that, except for in the state of Illinois, it will implement its public charge rule as of Monday, February 24, 2020. USCIS is expected to publish updated forms, instructions and guidance on its website...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. District Court in New York issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of USCIS’ final rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds, which rule resulted in significant changes to...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency is postponing the implementation of the revised Form I-539 and the new Form I-539A. USCIS will continue to accept the current Form I-539, with the...more
As we have previously informed our readers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued yet another update to U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Employment Eligibility Verification Form (commonly...more
Federal law requires that every employer who recruits, refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment in the U.S. must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. ...more
Effective September 18, 2017, employers must begin using a revised Form I-9, which was released on July 17, 2017. The new form is valid through August 31, 2019. Using an outdated form is a violation of recordkeeping...more
Most employers have now implemented the use of the highly publicized, newly revised Form I-9 which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) mandated as the only acceptable Form I-9 version (rev 11/14/16)...more
Employers must begin using a new I-9 Form no later than September 18, 2017. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services has changed the list of documents which new employees may use to complete the form. The newly revised...more
Two weeks ago, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a new revised Form I-9—the second to go into effect this year—which becomes mandatory as of September 18, 2017. Between now and September 18,...more