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H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of August 23, 2013
- August 27, 2013
- Category: H-2B Cap
No CommentsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the second half of FY 2013 and the first half of FY 2014.
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Various State E-Verify Laws To Go Into Effect January 1, 2012
- January 3, 2012
- Category: E-Verify, Employers
Several states will require various employers to use the E-Verify system as of January 1, 2012.
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Infographic: The Costs of E-Verify
- July 1, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, Guest Worker Program, Immigration Attorney, Immigration Law
From: The Center for American Progress. This infographic explains the costs of E-Verify, the government’s Internet-based work authorization system. It highlights the system’s known costs, such as lost tax revenue and monetary burdens on small businesses, and estimates the costs of additional fiscal burdens—to individuals verified through the system, to employers utilizing the system, and
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USCIS Publishes Proposed Rule on H-1B Electronic Registration
- May 30, 2011
- Category: Immigration Law, US Employers
The Federal Register: March 3, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 42) has announced a proposed rule. Under the proposed rule, employers seeking to petition for H-1B workers subject to the statutory cap would register electronically with USCIS. Before the petition filing period begins, USCIS would select the number of registrations predicted to exhaust all available visas.
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS—USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions
- May 14, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of May 13, 2011, USCIS had receipted 11,200 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 7,900 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS—USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions
- April 25, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of April 15, 2011, USCIS had receipted 7,100 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 5,100 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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USCIS Publishes Final I-9 Rule
- April 16, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, US Employers
On April 15, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has definitely increased its I-9 audit efforts in recent times. The rule is an important reminder of an employer’s worksite compliance responsibilities. Office or Human Resources Managers can find
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USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses
- March 5, 2011
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
The Federal Register: March 3, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 42) has announced a proposed rule. Under the proposed rule, employers seeking to petition for H-1B workers subject to the statutory cap would register electronically with USCIS. Before the petition filing period begins, USCIS would select the number of registrations predicted to exhaust all available visas.
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IN IMMIGRATION REFORM, ARGUING AGAINST WORKPLACE RAIDS
- February 2, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, US Employers
As Los Angeles Times staff writer Brian Bennett reported, the Obama administration has quadrupled the number of employer audits and fined businesses $6.9 million in fiscal 2010, compared with $675,000 in 2008. Deportations are also up, from 369,221 in 2008 to 392,862 in fiscal 2010. More than 195,000 criminals were deported in 2010, a 70%
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NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS – USCIS Reaches FY 2011 H-1B Cap
- February 2, 2011
- Category: US Employers
USCIS as of January 27, 2011 announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2011. USCIS has notified the public that Jan. 26, 2011, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY2011. **Employers