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...
Category: Immigration Law
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...
Nov 05, 2004
Immigration Law
New Legislation Permits Employers to Prepare and Retain I-9 Forms Electronically
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...
On June 1, 2001, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) launched a new premium processing service for employment-based visas through which, for a $1,000 fee, INS guarantees that applications will be...