Immigration Updates

The Social Security Administration has announced that it will resume normal E-Verify operations starting July 15, 2022.   In March 2020, E‑Verify had temporarily extended the timeframe for an employee to take action to resolve a Social Security Administration (SSA) Tentative Nonconfirmation (mismatch). Employees whose E‑Verify cases are referred to the SSA […]

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2022 revealing little movement on both the “Dates for Filing” and “Final Action Dates” charts for most categories. Only the EB-3 category for individuals born in China (PRC) and India and the “Other Workers” category for those born […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily permitted employers to accept expired List B identity documents for the Form I-9 as many document-issued authorities were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility ended on May 1, 2022. As of May 1, 2022, employers must only accept unexpired List B documents. Employers […]

On June 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that as of June 30, 2022, U.S. citizens would no longer be permitted to enter the United States using an expired U.S. passport. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of State experienced unprecedented delays in passport application processing both domestically and […]