U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: GREEN CARD AND VISA UPDATES, NEW I-9 FORM UPDATE, SYRIAN STUDENTS WORK PERMIT UPDATE, VISA BULLETIN UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2016, ETC.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: GREEN CARD AND VISA UPDATES, NEW I-9 FORM UPDATE, SYRIAN STUDENTS WORK PERMIT UPDATE, VISA BULLETIN UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2016, ETC.
I was out to dinner with some old friends recently and we started speaking about the upcoming Presidential Election. Since they did not live in the U.S., they had been relying on what they were hearing in the foreign media. Of course, they asked me what I thought of the prospective candidates' positions on U.S. immigration law. After pointing out that "politics makes strange bedfellows" (which is an interesting direct translation into many languages), I proceeded to explain a bit about the recent history of U.S. immigration law . . .
Happy new year to all! In the U.S., we look forward to what promises to be an exciting New Year on the immigration and nationality law front. In anticipation of the New Year we were provided with a new DRAFT rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about employment-based green card processing, nonimmigrant work visas and employment authorization documents (EADs). The regulation is 181 pages in length and it affects a large portion of the country's skilled immigrant workers as well as potentially millions of others that may apply for EADs.
The White House announced a proposed rule to encourage entrepreneurs throughout the world to develop their ideas and create jobs in the U.S. This long-awaited initiative is part of the executive actions announced in November 2014.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: Updated Visa Bulletin for July 2016, Increased fees for H-1B and L-1 visas, Asylum Updates, EB-4 Mexico, Immigration Law Politics, DAPA and DACA II Updates, U Visas, L-1 Intracompany transfers, 24 Month STEM Exte
In this issue of Benefit Beat: AGENCIES RELEASE 2013 FORM 5500: FORM M-1 FILERS NOW REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 5500; SAN FRANCISCO’S HCSO: MORE FAQS ON HRAS AND 2014 RESOURCES; MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENACTING LEAVE LAWS; SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAX REFUNDS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE COUPLES; CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAFE HARBOR 401(K) PLANS
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The reason why immigration reform needs to be "grass roots" is because it impacts all of us that way. Foreign nationals are all around us. Their kids grew-up with your kids. You have shared barbecues and block parties with them and you have sat with them in Church or Temple on the weekends. When the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles surround a house in the community with sirens blaring, children watch and wonder what they may have done wrong..........
In Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio, a heavily-divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled against thousands of aspiring young immigrants who were included on their parents' visa petitions as minors, but who turned 21-known as "aging-out" before visas became available. Aging-out is tantamount to someone losing his place in the visa line with his parents. In the case, the majority ruled despite having waited his turn in line, the mere fact that the child aged-out means that his time was lost and the case could not be converted into a more appropriate visa category.
I was out to dinner with some old friends recently and we started speaking about the upcoming Presidential Election. Since they did not live in the U.S., they had been relying on what they were hearing in the foreign media. Of course, they asked me what I thought of the prospective candidates' positions on U.S. immigration law. After pointing out that "politics makes strange bedfellows" (which is an interesting direct translation into many languages), I proceeded to explain a bit about the recent history of U.S. immigration law . . .
Happy new year to all! In the U.S., we look forward to what promises to be an exciting New Year on the immigration and nationality law front. In anticipation of the New Year we were provided with a new DRAFT rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about employment-based green card processing, nonimmigrant work visas and employment authorization documents (EADs). The regulation is 181 pages in length and it affects a large portion of the country's skilled immigrant workers as well as potentially millions of others that may apply for EADs.
The White House announced a proposed rule to encourage entrepreneurs throughout the world to develop their ideas and create jobs in the U.S. This long-awaited initiative is part of the executive actions announced in November 2014.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: Updated Visa Bulletin for July 2016, Increased fees for H-1B and L-1 visas, Asylum Updates, EB-4 Mexico, Immigration Law Politics, DAPA and DACA II Updates, U Visas, L-1 Intracompany transfers, 24 Month STEM Exte
In this issue of Benefit Beat: AGENCIES RELEASE 2013 FORM 5500: FORM M-1 FILERS NOW REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 5500; SAN FRANCISCO’S HCSO: MORE FAQS ON HRAS AND 2014 RESOURCES; MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENACTING LEAVE LAWS; SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAX REFUNDS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE COUPLES; CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAFE HARBOR 401(K) PLANS
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: President Trump on US immigration, VISA MANTIS - Extreme Vetting, STEM for Students, Summer Travel for International Students, B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas, PERM Updates, Greater Brazilian Community Assistance with U.S. and Canada immigration, etc.
The reason why immigration reform needs to be "grass roots" is because it impacts all of us that way. Foreign nationals are all around us. Their kids grew-up with your kids. You have shared barbecues and block parties with them and you have sat with them in Church or Temple on the weekends. When the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles surround a house in the community with sirens blaring, children watch and wonder what they may have done wrong..........
In Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio, a heavily-divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled against thousands of aspiring young immigrants who were included on their parents' visa petitions as minors, but who turned 21-known as "aging-out" before visas became available. Aging-out is tantamount to someone losing his place in the visa line with his parents. In the case, the majority ruled despite having waited his turn in line, the mere fact that the child aged-out means that his time was lost and the case could not be converted into a more appropriate visa category.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: H-1B CAP RANDOM LOTTERY, REDESIGNED GREEN CARD, TPS UDPATES, OPT/STEM EXTENSION, VOICE OFFICE, DACA RENEWAL, CANADA IMMIGRATION UPDATES.
The system is going haywire! This should be no surprise. The Trump Administration is turning US immigration and nationality law topsy-turvey. But who would have thought that North and South Korean leaders would be sitting at the same table and chatting about mutual synergies. Perhaps there is some reason to all of Trump's madness!?!?
As we continue to receive receipts for H-1B filings on April 2nd, we remind H-1B hopefuls to be mindful of considering their fallback plan and H-1B options.
The "roller-coaster ride" that we now call the "US immigration law" was recently marked by the following events... (1) An estimated 8,950 Nepalese nationals currently receiving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will now lose this protection; and (2) the US Supreme Court this held arguments on President Trump's travel ban and it seems to be erring on the side of the President's power to implement a Travel Ban in the name of "National Security; and (3) Only a short time after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a suspension of the Legal Orientation Program, the Attorney General testified that DOJ will reverse and continue the program; and (4) More deportation cases are being filed in immigration court that involve longer-term residents of the United States rather than recent arrivals.
We remind our readers that we are US and Canadian Immigration lawyers. If we can be of any assistance to you, your family, your friends or your colleagues, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at info@visaserve.com or by phone at 201-670-0006 (x107).
The final version of the long-awaited U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers,” was recently promulgated and it is due to take effect on January 17, 2017.
The rule updates and amends current regulations and guidance concerning employment-based visa programs to better enable U.S. employers to sponsor and retain highly-skilled nonimmigrant workers and provide greater stability and job flexibility for those workers. The rule also clarifies several agency guidance memoranda, judicial determinations and procedures and seeks to provide consistency among agency adjudications.
The midterm elections are next week and we are all waiting to see whether President Obama will "make good" on his campaign (and later) promises about U.S. immigration reform. Like most political issues, immigration reform has now become confounded (mixed-up) with a variety of others such as healthcare reform, the Ebola crisis and the ongoing battles with ISIS/ISIL. It continues to be our hope that the President is able to roll-out his "administrative" fixes if Congress remains stalled following the midterm elections.
As a reminder to all U.S. employers, H-1B season is almost here! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for the next Fiscal Year on Monday, April 1st, 2019. As such, employers should start immediately identifying current and future employees who will require sponsorship for new Cap-subject H-1B nonimmigrant work visa petitions.
Bashyam Spiro LLP Priority Dates And How It Impacts Residency Applicationsmbashyam
Do you understand what your attorney means when he/she says that your priority date is not ‘current?’ What about when they discuss the Department of State Visa Bulletin, Visa cut-off dates, and employment and family-based preference categories?
Immigration law is very complicated, as are the terms often used to describe important aspects of the immigration process.
In this informative presentation, Bashyam Spiro attorneys will explain both priority dates and visa availability, and how those terms can impact how long your permanent residency case will take.
Labour Law and Employment in the Czech Republic – 2019 GuideAccace
Labour law in the Czech Republic regulates the legal relations arising in connection with the performance of dependent work between employees and their employers, labour relations of collective nature and other aspect related to employment.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: H-1B CAP RANDOM LOTTERY, REDESIGNED GREEN CARD, TPS UDPATES, OPT/STEM EXTENSION, VOICE OFFICE, DACA RENEWAL, CANADA IMMIGRATION UPDATES.
The system is going haywire! This should be no surprise. The Trump Administration is turning US immigration and nationality law topsy-turvey. But who would have thought that North and South Korean leaders would be sitting at the same table and chatting about mutual synergies. Perhaps there is some reason to all of Trump's madness!?!?
As we continue to receive receipts for H-1B filings on April 2nd, we remind H-1B hopefuls to be mindful of considering their fallback plan and H-1B options.
The "roller-coaster ride" that we now call the "US immigration law" was recently marked by the following events... (1) An estimated 8,950 Nepalese nationals currently receiving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will now lose this protection; and (2) the US Supreme Court this held arguments on President Trump's travel ban and it seems to be erring on the side of the President's power to implement a Travel Ban in the name of "National Security; and (3) Only a short time after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a suspension of the Legal Orientation Program, the Attorney General testified that DOJ will reverse and continue the program; and (4) More deportation cases are being filed in immigration court that involve longer-term residents of the United States rather than recent arrivals.
We remind our readers that we are US and Canadian Immigration lawyers. If we can be of any assistance to you, your family, your friends or your colleagues, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at info@visaserve.com or by phone at 201-670-0006 (x107).
The final version of the long-awaited U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers,” was recently promulgated and it is due to take effect on January 17, 2017.
The rule updates and amends current regulations and guidance concerning employment-based visa programs to better enable U.S. employers to sponsor and retain highly-skilled nonimmigrant workers and provide greater stability and job flexibility for those workers. The rule also clarifies several agency guidance memoranda, judicial determinations and procedures and seeks to provide consistency among agency adjudications.
The midterm elections are next week and we are all waiting to see whether President Obama will "make good" on his campaign (and later) promises about U.S. immigration reform. Like most political issues, immigration reform has now become confounded (mixed-up) with a variety of others such as healthcare reform, the Ebola crisis and the ongoing battles with ISIS/ISIL. It continues to be our hope that the President is able to roll-out his "administrative" fixes if Congress remains stalled following the midterm elections.
As a reminder to all U.S. employers, H-1B season is almost here! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for the next Fiscal Year on Monday, April 1st, 2019. As such, employers should start immediately identifying current and future employees who will require sponsorship for new Cap-subject H-1B nonimmigrant work visa petitions.
Bashyam Spiro LLP Priority Dates And How It Impacts Residency Applicationsmbashyam
Do you understand what your attorney means when he/she says that your priority date is not ‘current?’ What about when they discuss the Department of State Visa Bulletin, Visa cut-off dates, and employment and family-based preference categories?
Immigration law is very complicated, as are the terms often used to describe important aspects of the immigration process.
In this informative presentation, Bashyam Spiro attorneys will explain both priority dates and visa availability, and how those terms can impact how long your permanent residency case will take.
Labour Law and Employment in the Czech Republic – 2019 GuideAccace
Labour law in the Czech Republic regulates the legal relations arising in connection with the performance of dependent work between employees and their employers, labour relations of collective nature and other aspect related to employment.
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n the middle of July, leaders from communities across the U.S. gathered at the White House in Washington D.C. for a National Convening on Immigrant and Refugee Integration. Attendees included practitioners, policymakers, elected officials, researchers, business representatives, and faith leaders. The participants discussed successful initiatives, as well as challenges and opportunities for immigrant integration.
U.S. IMMIGRATION NEWS AND UPDATES - H-1B FILING SEASON IN FULL-SWING; EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION (FORM I-9) PROCESS CHANGES; INCREASES IN H-1B & L-1 VISA PETITION FEES; NEW SKILLED-LABOR AND WORK VISA IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS; F-1 STEM OPT UPDATES?
his past week H-4 visa holders submitted requests for work authorization on Form I-765. Of course, this did not come without some pain. The recent announcement about a premium processing hold for H-1B extensions caused a bit of a stir. Of course, it is likely to be "old news" by now, but the 5th Circuit did NOT grant the government's request to stay the injunction order previously entered by the Court. This means that while the DAPA and the New DACA programs continue to be delayed, they are not completely off-line. We hope that the DAPA and New DACA-program hopefuls will stay tuned for additional developments in the coming months. Oral argument on the merits of the case is scheduled for July 10th.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES Executive Order, EB-5 Entrepreneur Investors Visa, President Trump Backs RAISE Act, Academic Visas, CBP Notice, International Students, Administrative Processing, September Visa Bulletin Update, etc.
U.S. AND CANADA IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES US Immigration and Family Separation, DENIALS OF RFEs and NOIDS - NEW SEPTEMBER 11TH RULE, LIFTING CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE - I-751, DHS Enforcement Priorities, End of Credible Fear Interviews etc. httpsconta.cc2NWfxPo
We are rapidly approaching the midterm elections and awaiting President Obama's next move on Administrative Actions about the U.S. immigration law. As DACA renewals continue to roll-out, we are still hoping that the President will grant "Deferred Action for All" - another type of DACA? In the meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two cases with significant implications for U.S. immigration law.
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As a reminder to all U.S. employers, H-1B season is almost here! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2017 on Friday, April 1st, 2016. As such, employers should start immediately identifying current and future employees who will require sponsorship for new H-1B petitions.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in coordination with the Department of State (DOS), has revised the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored preference adjustment of status. The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for foreign nationals who seek to become U.S. permanent residents by applying for immigrant visas at U.S. consulates and embassies abroad.
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It is that time of year again! We always hear the accountants moan and groan about the approaching April 15th deadline each year but, you have to listen a bit more closely and you will hear (and see) the U.S. business immigration lawyers and attorneys manifesting their distaste for the April 1st filing date for "cap" subject H-1B professional and specialty occupation workers.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced guidelines for the new Diversity Visa Lottery. In fact, today is the first day that you can apply! The DV Lottery Program is not for everyone but it is another possible way to a green card in the U.S. The beauty of the program is that it is relatively easy and inexpensive. The program has its genesis in a policy that lies at the very heart of the U.S. immigration law . . . "diversity".
As many continue to experience the ripple effects of "Trump travel" we continue to remind prospective international travelers to be sure that they understand the vague nuances associated with the nonimmigrant or immigrant classifications they may be seeking when entering the U.S.
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On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a FINAL rule that will make significant changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program; the rule will go into effect on Nov. 21, 2019. This is noted to be the first significant revision to the program’s regulations since 1993. Some of these revisions include:
Kendi ülkenize dönmekten korkuyor musunuz? Öyleyse, İltica başvurusunda bulunabilirsiniz. Çıkarma sürecinde iseniz, iltica başvurusunun farklı olduğunu unutmayın. Bu makalede, iltica talebinde bulunmayanlar için iltica başvurusunda bulunmayı açıklayacağız. Sığınma için uygunluk, ırk, din, milliyet, politik görüş ya da belirli bir sosyal gruba üyeliğiniz nedeniyle geçmişte yaşadığınız bir zulme veya gelecekte yaşayabileceğiniz zulüm korkusuna dayanmaktadır. Bu korku size özel olmalıdır. Kendi ülkenizin genellikle güvensiz olması yeterli değildir; Neden özellikle sizin için güvensiz olduğunu açıklayabilmelisiniz.
H-1B visas are granted to those who meet specific qualifications. The required qualifications include that the applicant have at least a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution and have a job offer from a U.S. employer that requires the H-1B Candidate to hold at least a bachelor’s degree.
Certain Israeli nationals who are lawfully present in the United States will soon be able to request a change of status to the E-2 treaty investor classification. Beginning May 1,
Last year USCIS announced earlier that it received approximately 190,098 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2018. Once the lottery (also referred as “random selection process”) has been completed USCIS starts to send receipt notices.
In the first week of April during the last several years the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap, both regular and master’s.
Many F-1 visa holders, particularly those who are engaged in OPT change their immigration status to become professional and specialty workers (H-1B workers). The H-1B cap is the Congressionally-mandated limit on the number of individuals who may be granted H-1B status during each fiscal year.
The first day a new H-1B case can be filed is Monday, April 1, 2019. The law requires that the government keep the filing window open until Friday, April 5, 2019. As such, it is imperative that all new H-1B cases are filed no earlier than April 1, 2019 and no later than April 5, 2019.
The H-1B visa program permits a United States employer (“employer”) to temporarily employ nonimmigrants to fill specialized jobs in the United States. The Immigration and Nationality Act (the “INA” or the “Act”) requires that an employer pay an H-1B worker the higher of the actual wage or the local prevailing wage, in order to protect U.S. workers and their wages. Under the Act, an employer seeking to hire a foreign national in a specialty occupation on an H-1B visa must receive permission from the Department of Labor (“DOL”) before the foreign national may obtain an H-1B visa. The Act defines a “specialty occupation” as an occupation requiring the application of highly-specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor’s degree or higher. The Act requires an employer seeking permission to employ an H-1B worker to submit and receive an approved Labor Condition Application (“LCA”) from the DOL.
The Canadian Parliament recently announced that it was going to add more than one million new permanent residents in next three years (2019-2021). It is foreseeable that more than half of the new permanent residents will arrive on one of the three economic programs in the Express Entry program – the Federal Skilled Worker (“FSW”) Class, the Federal Skilled Trades (“FST”) Class, and the Canadian Experience (“CE”) Class. The Provincial Nomination Program (“PNP”) is also expected receive a great deal of additional applicants in the coming years.
Employers who seek to hire an H-1B nonimmigrant in a specialty occupation must first make a filing with the Department of Labor (DOL) and obtain a Labor Condition Application (LCA). The LCA, among other things, must specify the number of workers sought, the occupational classification in which the H-1B will be employed, and the wage rate and conditions under which the proposed H-1B nonimmigrant will be employed.
David Nachman, Esq., Managing Attorney at NPZ Law Group, says “for the new year there are some really big changes “on the cusp” for the H-1B Visa Lottery program”. The US and Canada Immigration and Nationality Lawyers at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group continue to closely monitor the changes.
Government attorneys across the country are submitting requests to re-calendar previously administratively closed immigration cases. What does this mean for the immigration court system, and what does this mean for you?
First of all, what is administrative closure? Immigration Judges for decades have administratively closed, or indefinitely postponed cases in Immigration Court. Another form of administrative closure is also called
Let one of America’s premier Immigration and Naturalization Law Firms guide you through the EB-5 Investor VISA process. NPZ Law Group continues to maintain a solid reputation for being able to tackle difficult cases and has a very successful track record in the US for dealing with the EB-5 process. We continue to service EB-5 clients from start to finish.
Many H-1B visa holders could you find themselves facing deportation proceedings if their application for a visa extension or change of status have been rejected...
The Trump administration has empowered officials to outright reject visa applications under certain circumstances. This step
can be taken if the required ‘initial evidence’ wasn’t submitted or it failed to establish eligibility for the visa sought. The revised
policy will apply to all applications and requests received by the authorities from September 11 onwards.
What to do about getting 2 years conditional permanent resident status when there is divorce or divorce case is still pending?
You can file Form I-751 at "any time" if you have a final order of divorce or annulment. That's true even if your conditional green card is not close to its expiration date. But what happens if you haven't yet filed for divorce or your divorce is not yet final?
Employment-Based Preference Categories
EB-1 China and EB-1 India remain steady at January 1, 2012, and DOS anticipates this date will hold for the remainder of the fiscal year. It is hoped that these categories will become current again on October 1, 2018, but demand trends will be monitored over the summer. If USCIS District Offices are not interviewing EB-1 China and EB-1 India applicants with priority dates beyond the established final action date, DOS may not have clear visibility into total demand. If there is a surge in demand for these categories beginning in October, it could cause a final action date to be imposed more quickly in the fiscal year than otherwise anticipated.
DOS expects that a final action date for EB-1 Worldwide will be imposed either in August or September, but notes that the category will return to current in October.
Speaker Paul Ryan has dismissed an effort by a group of House Republicans to go around the normal legislative process and force floor votes on a pack of immigration proposals.
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In 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs established a committee led by Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, former Vice Chancellor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi. This committee was tasked with reviewing the three codes of criminal law. The primary objective of the committee was to propose comprehensive reforms to the country’s criminal laws in a manner that is both principled and effective.
The committee’s focus was on ensuring the safety and security of individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole. Throughout its deliberations, the committee aimed to uphold constitutional values such as justice, dignity, and the intrinsic value of each individual. Their goal was to recommend amendments to the criminal laws that align with these values and priorities.
Subsequently, in February, the committee successfully submitted its recommendations regarding amendments to the criminal law. These recommendations are intended to serve as a foundation for enhancing the current legal framework, promoting safety and security, and upholding the constitutional principles of justice, dignity, and the inherent worth of every individual.
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Nationality Newsletter and Update.
In This Issue:
USCIS ACCEPTS THE
OMBUDSMAN'S
RECOMMENDATION TO
ADOPT PAROLE POLICY
FOR U VISA PETITIONERS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
THE NEW I-9 FORM IS
NOT FAR AWAY SAYS
OMB.
NOTICE TO ALL U.S.
EMPLOYERS: CURRENT
FORM I-9 EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
FORM VALID UNTIL
JANUARY 21, 2017.
ICE ANNOUNCES
EXTENSION OF
EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION
ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN
SYRIAN STUDENTS.
DOL OFLC PUBLISHES
INFORMATION ON
FOREIGN LABOR
RECRUITERS.
Dear Readers:
This week several members of the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak
(NPZ) Law Group staff attended an Annual Stakeholder's Meeting
at the Vermont Service Center (VSC) in Essex. Each year, the
VSC graciously opens its doors and allows lawyers (and others)
from throughout the country to meet with its various directorates
and to ask questions and make suggestions about process and
procedures. While we continue to find overall improvements in
USCIS service for our clients, we do continue to struggle with
processing glitches that slow our clients' cases. We continue to
find the USCIS receptive to working with us to resolve these
issues.
In addition, Congress returned to Washington DC last week from
a long summer recess. Of course, U.S. immigration law remains a
political football but it is not likely to see too much play in the
coming weeks with the exception of four (4) visa programs
The first on is the E-Verify Program which is the program used
by employers to electronically verify the work authorization of
employees. Generally, the E-Verify Program is voluntary for
employers. However, we continue to remind our readers that the E-
Verify Program is a cornerstone to the Comprehensive
Immigration Reform (CIR) Bills that have been proposed in the
2. USCIS NEWS: H-2B
EMPLOYERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY
"RETURNING WORKERS"
IN PETITIONS FOR FY
2017.
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BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER
2016. CHECK TO SEE IF
YOUR PRIORITY DATE IS
CURRENT. IF SO, PLEASE
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past. There are also three other U.S. immigration law programs
that are scheduled to sunset (be eliminated) on September 30th
2016:
1. The EB-5 program: The immigrant investor program, known as
EB-5, was created in 1990 to stimulate job growth and capital
investment. It is the only visa program for investors that leads to
permanent residence, and it requires that applicants invest $1
million (or $500,000 if the investment is in a rural or high-
unemployment area) and create at least 10 jobs. Currently, there
are different Bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate
to reauthorize the program with some changes. One Bill in the
House would make the program permanent; another in the Senate
would reauthorize the program for five years.
2. Conrad 30 Program: This program, created in 1994, allows
certain physicians who trained in the United States on J-1 visas to
obtain a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement. In
exchange for the waiver, the physician must work for at least
three years treating medically under-served populations in the
United States. There is a bipartisan Bill in the Senate that would
make the program permanent with some changes.
3. Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Program:
This program, created in 1990, allows non-ministers or other lay
religious workers to come to the United States as lawful
permanent residents. Currently there is a bipartisan Bill in the
Senate that would make the program permanent with no changes.
Despite the proposals to reauthorize these programs for longer
periods of time, it is unclear what, if anything, will happen this
month. Of course, we will do our best to keep our readers
apprised of new developments as we receive this information.
In the interim, we remind our readers that we are U.S. and
Canadian immigration lawyers. The NPZ Law Group seeks to
continue to provide the highest quality and lowest cost
immigration law services to its clients throughout the United
States. If you, your friends or your family members or colleagues
should require any U.S. immigration law assistance, please feel
free to contact our offices by e-mailing to us at
info@visaserve.com or by calling us at 201-670-0006 (x107).
USCIS ACCEPTS THE OMBUDSMAN'S
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT PAROLE POLICY
FOR U VISA PETITIONERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
ABROAD.
USCIS has agreed with the Ombudsman's
recommendation to implement a parole
policy for U visa petitioners and qualifying family members who
live abroad. The U visa - available to individuals who have
suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of a
qualifying crime and who meet certain other criteria - are capped
at 10,000 per fiscal year. When the cap is exceeded, U petitioners
who live abroad are placed on a waiting list and must then
proactively seek humanitarian parole to enter the United States. As
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a result, victims of crimes residing abroad are not able to easily
aid investigators and prosecutors.
The Ombudsman's recommendation explains the clear regulatory
authority for a parole policy and the significant public and
humanitarian benefits. Family reunification allows the victim to
focus attention on the prosecution of the crime and on rebuilding
his or her life. In addition, U petitioners and derivative family
members who remain abroad may be subject to violence and harm
in the country in which they reside.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
THE NEW I-9 FORM IS NOT FAR AWAY SAYS OMB.
As many Human Resources
Professionals may be aware, the
"new" Form I-9 (the Employment
Eligibility Verification Form) will be
provided soon. On August 25th 2016,
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) announced that it has cleared
the revised Form I-9.
For the time being, employers should continue to use the Form I-9
that is on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
website with has an expiration date of 3/31/16.
The expiration date on the Form can be found on the top right hand
corner of the document. Employers are to continue using this
version of the Form I-9 until the new and revised version of the I-
9 Form has been posted.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
NOTICE TO ALL U.S. EMPLOYERS: CURRENT
FORM I-9 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
VERIFICATION FORM VALID UNTIL JAN. 21, 2017
On August 25th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
USCIS must publish a revised form by November 22nd, 2016.
Employers may continue using the current version of Form I-9
with a revision date of 03/08/2013 N until Jan. 21st, 2017. After
Jan. 21st, 2017, all previous versions of Form I-9 will be invalid.
USCIS will indicate at the bottom of the new form a revision date
no later than 90 days from this approval. USCIS may accept the
prior version of these instruments for 150 days while technical
updates are made.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
ICE ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN
SYRIAN STUDENTS
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On September 8th, 2016, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) announced that it will publish a
notice in the Federal Register that extends
employment authorization eligibility for
certain F-1 Syrian students who have
suffered severe economic hardship as a direct result of the civil
unrest in Syria since March 2011.
Through the new notice, the Department of Homeland Security
Secretary suspends certain regulatory requirements in order to
allow eligible Syrian F-1 students to obtain employment
authorization, work an increased number of hours during the
school term, and, if necessary, reduce their course load while
continuing to maintain their F-1 student status. The new notice
expands the pool of students eligible for this relief to include
nonimmigrant students from Syria who are lawfully present in the
United States in F-1 status on September 9th, 2016, and enrolled
in an institution certified by ICE's Student and Exchange Visitor
Program (SEVP).
The previous notice only granted relief to nonimmigrant students
from Syria who were lawfully present in the United States in F-1
status on April 3rd, 2012, and enrolled in an SEVP-certified
institution.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
DOL OFLC PUBLISHES INFORMATION ON
FOREIGN LABOR RECRUITERS.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is publishing
a public disclosure list of the names of foreign labor recruiters
and the identity and location of persons or entities hired by or
working for the recruiter that employers have indicated they
engaged, or planned to engage, in recruiting prospective H-2B
nonagricultural workers to perform the work described on their
Form ETA-9142B, H-2B Application for Temporary Employment
Certification.
OFLC said the agency "is providing a greater level of
transparency to the H-2B worker recruitment process and
facilitating information sharing between the Department and other
agencies and the public." Among other things, by maintaining and
publishing a list of foreign labor recruiters, OFLC said it "is
better poised to enforce recruitment violations, and workers are
better protected against fraudulent recruiting schemes by enabling
them to verify whether a recruiter is in fact recruiting for
legitimate H-2B job opportunities in the United States." OFLC
noted that it "does not endorse or vouch for any foreign labor
agent or recruiter" on the list, and inclusion does not signify that
the recruiter is complying with the H-2B program.
TO VIEW THE LIST OF FOREIGN LABOR RECRUITERS,
PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
USCIS NEWS: H-2B EMPLOYERS SHOULD
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CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY "RETURNING WORKERS"
IN PETITIONS FOR FY 2017.
USCIS urges prospective H-2B employers seeking to hire
potential "returning workers" with employment start dates in
fiscal year (FY) 2017 to continue to identify these workers and
provide the H-2B Returning Worker Certification.
The H-2B returning worker provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-113) are set to
expire September 30th, the last day of FY 2016, and Congress
may or may not reauthorize them. These current provisions exempt
eligible returning workers from the FY 2016 cap if they were
counted toward the H-2B limit during fiscal years 2013, 2014 or
2015.
The provisions, which amend section 214(g)(9) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)), do not
apply to the FY 2017 cap. If reauthorized, either before or after
September 30th, the provisions for FY 2017 would likely exempt
returning workers who were counted toward the H-2B limit during
fiscal years 2014, 2015 or 2016. Any action is in the discretion
of Congress and the President.
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DOS UPDATE: VISA BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER 2016.
CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR PRIORITY DATE IS
CURRENT. IF SO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
EB-4 and Certain Religious Worker (SR) Preference Categories.
As predicted last month, the final action dates for EB-4 India and
EB-4 Mexico will be current again in October and the priority
dates for EB-4 El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras will advance to
June 15, 2015.
While DOS considered establishing a separate final action date
for Guatemala and Honduras due to the higher demand for
numbers from El Salvador, all three countries are expected to
exceed the per country limitation and rely on the availability of
"otherwise unused" EB-4 numbers. Thus, DOS confirmed that the
three countries will continue to be reported together throughout
FY2017.
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Two groups of family based immigrant visa categories, including
immediate relatives and family preference categories, are provided
under the provisions of United States immigration law,
specifically the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Immediate Relative Immigrant Visas (Unlimited): These visa
types are based on a close family relationship with a United
States (U.S.) citizen described as an Immediate Relative (IR). The
number of immigrants in these categories is not limited each
fiscal year. Immediate relative visa types include:
IR-1: Spouse of a U.S. Citizen - Learn More
IR-2: Unmarried Child Under 21 Years of Age of a U.S. Citizen
IR-3: Orphan adopted abroad by a U.S. Citizen - Learn More
IR-4: Orphan to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. citizen - Learn
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IR-5: Parent of a U.S. Citizen who is at least 21 years old
Family Preference Immigrant Visas (Limited): These visa types
are for specific, more distant, family relationships with a U.S.
citizen and some specified relationships with a Lawful Permanent
Resident (LPR). There are fiscal year numerical limitations on
family preference immigrants, shown at the end of each category.
The family preference categories are:
Family First Preference (F1): Unmarried sons and daughters of
U.S. citizens, and their minor children, if any. (23,400)
Family Second Preference (F2): Spouses, minor children, and
unmarried sons and daughters (age 21 and over) of LPRs. At least
seventy-seven percent of all visas available for this category will
7. go to the spouses and children; the remainder is allocated to
unmarried sons and daughters. (114,200)
Family Third Preference (F3): Married sons and daughters of U.S.
citizens, and their spouses and minor children. (23,400)
Family Fourth Preference (F4): Brothers and sisters of U.S.
citizens, and their spouses and minor children, provided the U.S.
citizens are at least 21 years of age. (65,000)
Note: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws, and cousins cannot
sponsor a relative for immigration.