The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a proposed rule to amend certain regulations related to employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs.
The proposed rule change has the potential to impact numerous international corporations who rely on employees from their offices abroad to fill critical roles within U.S. offices.
On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) promulgated new procedures for determining the visa availability date for individuals waiting to file employment- and family-based applications for permanent residence in the U.S.
California's Secretary of State recently clarified whether an employer may use a notary public as its authorized representative to complete the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
The U.S. Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer recently published a decision illustrating the conflict between state laws and the administration’s deferred action policies that provide work authorization to undocumented immigrants.
