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I-9 audit surges continue: federal enforcement continues to target the construction industry

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 13 2012

I9 audits continue to be a critical component in the worksite enforcement strategy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE

Living under the H-1b cap - alternative visa options and strategies for employing foreign nationals in the U.S.

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 30 2012

The H-1B visa is commonly known as the “workhorse” of U.S. work visas as U.S. companies rely on it more than any other visa to employ foreign workers in the U.S

USCIS announces several thousand EB-5 green cards issued so far in first quarter of FY 2012, releases latest stats

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

The Department of State issued 2,364 EB-5 green cards between October 1, 2011, and mid-January 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced at its quarterly EB-5 stakeholders meeting on January 23, 2012

USCIS seeks comments on draft L-1 templates

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks comments on draft request for evidence (RFE) templates for Forms I-129: L-1 intra company transferee (blanket petition, L-1A manager or executive, L-1A new office (first year), and qualifying relationshipownership and controldoing business

DHS extends TPS designation for El Salvador

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • El Salvador, USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

DHS has extended the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months from its current expiration date of March 9, 2012

USCIS considers allowing provisional waivers for immediate relatives

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

USCIS announced on January 9, 2012, that it intends to change its current process for filing and adjudicating certain applications for waivers of inadmissibility filed in connection with an immediate relative immigrant visa application

DOS launches 90-day pilot program allowing online passport card applications

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

On January 24, 2012, the Department of State’s Office of Passport Services launched a 90-day pilot program allowing adult U.S. citizens living in the U.S. and Canada to apply for a passport card online

Effects of USCIS adjudication procedures on fraud detection

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released “The Effects of USCIS Adjudication Procedures and Policies on Fraud Detection by Immigration Services Officers.”

DOJ’s Office of Special Counsel lists employer best practices during worksite enforcement audits

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices has released the following do’s and don’ts for employers facing audits by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE

CRS reports: numerical limits on employment-based immigration, temporary protected status, free trade agreements, globalization and worker insecurity, visa waiver program

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

The Congressional Research Service has released several new reports: