In recent years the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Labor have significantly increased the frequency and number of site visits. These site visits are conducted to review foreign national employees specifically to ensure that the employer is complying with all immigration regulations and specifically that they […]
After less than two months into the new Trump Administration, the President has issued two Executive Orders imposing a temporary travel ban on foreign nationals from certain predominantly Muslim countries, and both have been subject to Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO). With respect to a temporary Muslim ban, the Trump Administration […]
It’s a typical Saturday morning in March, and immigration attorneys and their staff at Foster LLP in Austin and Houston, just like their nationwide colleagues, are feverishly working to prepare Labor Condition Applications (LCA) for filing with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and H-1B petitions for filing with U.S. […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a new, fillable Form I-9. While not a true electronic Form I-9, employees and their employer representatives can complete the form online at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9, and then print and sign the form for retention. Alternatively, employers can print the form and complete it […]