Insights

On January 9, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register formally announcing a new electronic H-1B registration process, which will precede the H-1B lottery for...

We are pleased to announce registration for the inaugural Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP Immigration Symposium for Employers is now open. Attached please find the program, which includes hot topics addressing immigration...

As of November 11, 2019, Polish nationals are eligible to participate in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows nationals of participating countries to enter the United States as nonimmigrants for business or...

On December 23, 2019, the reciprocity schedule for Australia was revised for certain visa categories, introducing changes that include dramatically higher fees for E, F, H, L and R visa applicants. For instance, the fee for...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently released a revised Form I-9, which employers must begin using by September 18, 2017. This form is available on USCIS’s website,...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has released a new version of its Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (“Form I-9”), a form employers must complete to document their verification of each...

The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) recently released a new I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, which replaces the prior version of the Form I-9. All employers, as well as companies who...

On October 10, 2007, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer issued a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing new regulations that created significant obligations for employers to...

Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Control Act requires all employers, as well as those who recruit or refer employees for a fee, to complete an Employment Eligibility Verification form (Form I-9) for all...

On October 30, 2004, President Bush signed into law legislation permitting employers to complete and store Employment Eligibility Verification Forms (“I-9 Forms”) in an electronic format. The new law, which amends...