USCIS reaches FY 2014 H-1B cap *

USA - April 5 2013
USCIS has announced that the H-1B Cap for FY 2014 has been reached and a lottery will conducted for H-1B cap petitions received between April 1 and…

Co-authors: David Grunblatt, Hallie A Cohen, Erica Loomba, Valarie H McPherson, Jennifer Wexler.

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CBP implements automation of the I-94 arrival record card *

USA - March 28 2013
The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which conducts inspections at U.S. borders, published a final rule in the Federal Register on March 27, 2013…

Co-authors: David Grunblatt, Hallie A Cohen, Erica Loomba, Valarie H McPherson, Jennifer Wexler.

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Immigration related government updates: 1. USCIS announces that H-1B cap may be reached early in the first week of April; 2. Sequester may delay government processing of immigration-related benefits *

USA - March 19 2013
On Friday, March 15, USCIS announced how it plans to process FY 2014 H-1B cap filings. In the USCIS press release, USCIS indicated that it was…

Co-authors: David Grunblatt, Hallie A Cohen, Valarie H McPherson, Jennifer Wexler.

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New employment eligibility verification Form I-9 published on March 8, 2013; mandatory by May 7, 2013 *

USA - March 11 2013
A newly revised Form I-9 was published on Friday, March 8, 2013 and becomes the exclusive version in use as of May 7, 2013. Until that date…

Co-authors: David Grunblatt, Hallie A Cohen, Valarie H McPherson, Jennifer Wexler.

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USCIS expands E-Verify self check *

USA - August 18 2011
In an effort to increase the usage and visibility of the E-Verify system, USCIS announced on August 15 that it has expanded E-Verify's "Self Check" feature to include residents of 16 additional states and also to now include a new Spanish language version.

Co-authors: Avram E Morell, David Grunblatt, Hallie A Cohen, Valarie H McPherson, Jennifer Wexler.

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