U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, increasing the number of available H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 15,000 through the end of Fiscal Year 2017, which is September 30, […]
New Form I-9 and I-9 Employer Handbook Announced on July 17, 2017
17 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. After September 17, 2017, the prior version of Form I-9 with revision date of 11/14/16 N will no longer be acceptable for use. The new Form I-9 is available on the USCIS I-9 central […]
Federal Court Expands List of Family Not Subject to Travel Ban
14 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Thursday, July 13, 2017, the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii issued an order prohibiting the Trump Administration from enforcing its travel ban against additional family members not previously exempted in the Administration’s June 2017 implementation of the ban. The court expanded the list of exempted […]
August 2017 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 “All Other” Category Retrogresses
13 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2017, establishing a “cut-off date” of April 1, 2015, for the EB-2 “All Other” Category under the “Final Action cut off dates”. The EB-2 category is listed as “current,” meaning no backlog in immigrant visa availability, for […]