U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 31, 2020 a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (version 10/21/2019). Employers can use the new Form I-9 now and must use the new Form I-9 beginning April 30, 2020. Beginning April 30, 2020, the prior version of Form I-9 (Rev. 07/17/2017 […]
New USCIS Forms Address Public Charge and Public Benefits Questions
7 Feb
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
In August, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a rule requiring inquiry into whether applicants for immigrant visas (“green card”) and applicants for a change or extension of nonimmigrant (temporary) status may have received public benefits that would render them inadmissible to the United States on “public charge” […]
Significant Restrictions Placed on Travel to the U.S. from China due to Coronavirus Concerns
5 Feb
by Foster LLP, on COVID-19 Updates, Immigration Updates, News
On February 2, 2020 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began quarantining arriving passengers from China to verify whether or not they have contracted the Coronavirus and ensure that they do not pose a public health risk. DHS further indicated as a general rule that non-U.S. citizens who have […]
On January 31, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential “Proclamation on Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry” which becomes effective on February 21, 2020. The proclamation expands the March 6, 2017 Executive Order 13780 “Protecting the National from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” and […]