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Upcoming Training Programs on I-9 and IRCA Compliance.
IMMIGRATION LAW AND EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE: A
NEW ERA FOR EMPLOYER LIABILITY
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Location: Parsippany Holiday Inn Hotel
and Suites, Parsippany, NJ
Sponsored by: Lorman Education Services
This program will alert you to potential
problem areas within your organization, equip
you to comply with federal and New Jersey
immigration laws, and reduce your exposure to
criminal liability, while maintaining
necessary staffing to sustain operations.
I-9 EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION & E-VERIFY
SEMINAR WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
Date: Monday, November 10, 2008
Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm
Location: The Graduate Center of the
City University of New York, Recital Hall
And Lobby
365 5th Avenue (at 34th Street), New York, NY
Topics discussed include: Overview of
Employment Verification Procedures, History
of the Immigration Reform and Control Act,
Hired! Work Authorized? - Completing the I-9
Form, Recent Updates and Changes to the I-9
Form, Mistakes That Can Really Cost
Employers, I-9 Audits and Government
Investigations, Social Security Mismatch
Issues, CIS' E-Verify Program, ICE's IMAGE
Program,
and Anti-Discrimination Provisions.
E-VERIFY OVERVIEW FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Time: 9am - 2pm
Location: Crown Plaza, Fairfield, NJ
Sponsored by: Employers Association of
New Jersey ("EANJ")
This event is designed to explain in great
detail how the CIS E-Verify Program is taking
Employment Verification to the next level.
It will also include a basic IRCA compliance
overview and information on the new ruling
which mandates the use of E-Verify by all
Government Contractors.
ADVANCED CORPORATE IMMIGRATION LAW ISSUES
FOR ATTORNEYS, IN HOUSE COUNSEL AND HUMAN
RESOURCES PERSONNEL
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Location: Seton Hall Law School,
Newark, NJ
Sponsored by: New Jersey State Bar
Association and Continued Legal Education
Program
This year's program will take place at
Seton Hall Law School (located one block away
from the Newark, New Jersey train station,
and minutes from Newark International
Airport), and is designed to inform both
in-house counsel, and HR professionals about
updates in the Immigration Law arena.
IMMIGRATION LAW AND EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE: A
NEW ERA FOR EMPLOYER LIABILITY.
Date: Friday, December 12, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Tudor Hotel at the United
Nations, New York City
Sponsored by: Lorman Education Services
In February 2008, U.S. Attorney General
Michael Mukasey and Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff announced
stepped-up efforts against employers of
undocumented immigrants, including more
criminal prosecutions and higher civil fines.
Many companies take a head-in-the-sand
approach, thinking their paperwork is in
order - or hoping they won't get caught if
it's not. This seminar is designed for human
resource managers, operations managers,
presidents, vice presidents, supervisors,
managers, controllers and accountants.
For more information about any of these events, contact our office . . .
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Dear Readers:
The month of October has truly been a wild
ride in the
Global Business Immigration World. With only
days
before the U.S. Presidential Election, the
present
regime seems to be turning-up the heat.
The new Social Security No-Match Regulations
have been promulgated by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security ("DHS"). Worksite enforcement
actions seem to continue to be prevalent.
While there
is still some talk about the possibility of some
pro-immigration legislation passing through
Congress during the Lame Duck Session,
discussions about Comprehensive Immigration
Reform (even in the new regime) are far from
taking "center stage". Any surprise?
If you are off to the polls next Tuesday,
we urge
you to consider the impact that your vote may
have on
the future of Immigration Law in the U.S. If
you are not
headed to the polls, please continue to
enlist the
assistance of those who can spread the word that
what has, and continues to, make the U.S. a
world
leader is its open-mindedness and its
attention to the
importance of cultural and ethnic diversity.
Stay tuned.
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| FROM THE BORDER: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Updates. |
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CBP Information Collection on Complaint
Management System.
On October 6th, 2008, Customs and Border
Protection ("CBP") published its information
collection about the Complaint Management System
to allow anybody who has interacted with CBP,
including travelers to or from the U.S., to
file a complaint or comment about their CBP
experience through an on-line portal.
Comments are due on December 5th, 2008.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
CBP Launches a Desktop Travel Widget.
CBP launched a widget that provides a trip
countdown as the travel departure date
approaches, as well as weather at the
traveler's destination, and
reminds the user to obtain appropriate travel
documents, as required under the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative ("WHTI").
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
DHS Announces its Secure Flight Final
Rule.
On October 22nd, 2008 DHS issued a Press
Release announcing a final rule that will
shift pre-
departure watch list matching
responsibilities from
individual aircraft operators to the
Transportation
Security Administration ("TSA"). Congress
mandated
that DHS' Customs and Border Protection
establish a
requirement to receive advance information on
international passengers traveling by air
prior to their
departure, as part of the 2004 Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
("IRTPA"). Today, CBP
requires commercial carriers to provide Advanced
Passenger Information System ("APIS") and
certain
Passenger Name Record ("PNR") data arriving in
or departing from the United States.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
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| UPDATES FROM CIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Updates. |
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Civics and Citizenship Study Materials.
Learning about the U.S. and the rights and
responsibilities that accompany citizenship
is an
important part of being a good citizen. CIS
and the
Office of Citizenship have developed a variety of
educational materials that allow immigrants
to learn more about U.S. history and
government as
they prepare for the [new] naturalization test.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
CIS Releases Hague Intercountry Adoption
FAQs.
CIS released questions related to the
new Hague intercountry adoption process and
the orphan adoption process since the
implementation of the Hague Adoption
Convention on April 1st, 2008.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
CIS Increases the Period of Stay for Trade
- NAFTA Professional Workers from Canada
and Mexico.
CIS has increased the maximum period of
time a Trade-NAFTA (TN) professional worker
from Canada or Mexico may remain in the
United States before
seeking readmission or obtaining an extension of
stay. This final rule changes the initial
period of
admission for TN workers from one to three years,
making it equal to the initial period of
admission given
to H-1B professional workers. Eligible TN
nonimmigrants may now be allowed to receive
extensions of stay in increments of up to
three years
instead of the prior maximum period of stay
of one
year.
For More Information,
Click Here . . .
CIS Issues its TPS Registration Reminder to
Eligible Central American Applicants.
On October 28th, 2008, CIS issued a
reminder to
eligible Hondurans, Nicaraguans and El
Salvadorans
to file a re-registration application for TPS
before the
deadline (December 1st, 2008 for Hondurans and
Nicaraguans, and December 30th, 2008 for
Salvadorans).
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
Widespread Problems, Fraud Allegedly Found
in the H-1B Program.
An internal report by CIS examining the
H-1B visa
program has found evidence of forged documents
and fake degrees, and even "shell" companies
giving
addresses with fake locations.
H-1B Benefit Fraud & Compliance Assessment,
results from this BFCA have established a 21%
baseline fraud and technical violation(s)
rate for H-1B petitions. Given the significant
vulnerability, CIS is making procedural changes,
which will be described in a forthcoming
document.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
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| DOS UPDATES: U.S. Department of State Updates. |
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State Department Advises Visa Applicants
at CDJ Not to Bring Cash.
On October 14th, 2008, the DOS issued a
travel advisory to visa applicants and others
visiting
the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
In light
of recent muggings near the Consulate Office that
have targeted applicants for U.S. visas, the
Consulate Office applicants are encouraged to
make provisions to pay fees with something
other than cash.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
Prospective Inclusion of Seven (7) New
Countries in the Visa Waiver Program.
An October 17th, 2008 White House news
release announces the prospective inclusion
of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania,
Slovakia, and South Korea into the list of
other countries that qualify for the Visa
Waiver Program. This will allow Citizens of
those countries
to travel to the U.S. without a visa.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
U.S. Embassy Adjusts Consular Exchange
Rate in India.
Effective Friday, October 24th, 2008, all
United States Consular Sections in India will
adjust
the consular exchange rate from Rs. 50 to the
dollar to Rs. 54 to the dollar. This rate
change is
effective for all rupee-denominated costs of
applying for visas and passports, including
nonimmigrant visas and application fees paid
at HDFC Bank branches prior to the scheduling
of visa appointments.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
DOS Final Rule: Board of Appellate Review;
Review of Loss of Nationality.
This rule eliminates the Department's
Board of Appellate Review ('L/BAR"), which had
been authorized to review certain DOS
determinations, in particular those related
to loss of citizenship and passport denials.
Because L/BAR's jurisdiction has been
superseded or made obsolete, and in large
part replaced by review of loss of
citizenship and passport matters by the
Bureau of Consular Affairs, this rule
eliminates L/BAR and authorizes, on a
discretionary basis, an alternative, and less
cumbersome review of loss of nationality
determinations by the Bureau of Consular
Affairs.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
DOS Final Rule: Uncertified Foreign
Health-Care Workers.
This rule adopts as final without change
the Department's interim rule published on
December 17th, 2002, at 67 FR 77158. The rule
changes the requirements pertaining to the
issuance of visas to certain health care
workers. Certain foreign health care workers
now need to present certificates establishing
competency in a specific health care field.
Certification is issued by the Commission on
Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools ("CGFNS")
or other credentialing organizations that
have been approved by the Secretary of
DHS in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services ("HHS"). This rule
facilitates greater uniformity between the
regulations of DHS and DOS.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
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SHE CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION: Bianca
Jagger Needs To Be More Than Just a Visitor.
The N.Y. Court of Appeals held that, at
least in the absence of unusual facts, a
foreign national who is in the United States
on a tourist visa cannot meet the "primary
residence" requirement of New York City's
rent regulations. (Katz Park Ave. Corp. v.
Jagger).
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
President Signs Conrad 30 Program
Extension.
On October 8th 2008, President Bush signed
into law an extension of the Conrad 30 program
(H.R. 5571 / P.L. 110-362) through 03/06/09.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
Texas Adopts A Rule Requiring Proof of
Lawful Status for Driver's Licenses.
As of October 1st, 2008 all applicants for
an original, renewal or duplicate Texas
driver license or identification card, who
are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent
residents, will be required to present proof
of their lawful status in the U.S.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
Agriprocessor's HR Professional Pleads Guilty
to Harboring and Identity Theft.
An October 29th, 2008 ICE news release
reports that a human resource employee at
Agriprocessor's,
Inc. in Postville, Iowa plead guilty to
conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens and
aggravated identity theft.
For More Information, Click
Here . . .
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