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REMINDERS TO NONIMMIGRANT EMPLOYERS: U.S. Employers Should Read The Nonimmigrant Rights, Protections and Resources Pamphlet.
Recent changes to U.S. law relate to the
legal rights of employment-based
nonimmigrants under Federal immigration,
labor, and employment laws, and the
information to be provided about protections
and available resources. As a temporary
visitor to the U.S., it is important that
nonimmigrant workers are aware of their
rights, as well as
protections and resources available when they
come to work or study in the U.S. Before the
interview, nonimmigrants are encouraged to
review the Nonimmigrant Rights, Protections
and Resources pamphlet and learn about
additional information from the Department of
State ("DOS").
Click
Here to Read More . . .
Upcoming Events
I-9 Forms, E-Verify and Image
Date: December 7, 2009
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: 333 Eisenhower Pkwy,
Livingston, NJ
David H. Nachman, Esq. will present
information regarding employment verification
procedures, such as the I-9 Form and CIS'
E-Verify Program.
Click Here to See Our Other Upcoming Events . . .
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Dear Readers:
It is very interesting to note that
notwithstanding the fact that the health care
reform issue has not been resolved, there
still appears to be a push for immigration
reform from religious and secular groups.
Much of the "push" for immigration reform is
being communicated from the standpoint that
health care reform is inextricably linked to
immigration-related issues. While this may
possibly be the case, another reason for the
"push" for immigration reform may be linked
to President Obama's recent decline in the
popularity polls. Proponents of immigration
reform realize the importance of attempting
to get the Administration to address an issue
while the Administration has high ratings in
the popularity polls.
Additionally, timing
for addressing immigration reform issues may
be ripe since the holidays are a perfect time
to have the public think about issues like
"family unity" and "freedom from persecution"
and issues of "fundamental fairness".
It is
at this time of year that we all give thanks.
It is also at this time of year that we
should all consider that our Nation is "a
Nation of immigrants". It was only through
the hard work of immigrants and their family
members in the U.S. that our Country grew to
become one of the greatest Nation's in the
world.
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| H-1B VISAS FOR FY 2009-2010 NEARING THE END: Updated Cap Count for H-1B, H-2B and H-3 Workers for Fiscal Year 2010. |
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As of November 20, 2009, approximately 56,900
H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed.
CIS has approved sufficient H-1B petitions
for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the
exemption of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010
cap. Any H-1B petitions filed on behalf of
an alien with an advanced degree will now
count toward the general H-1B cap of 65,000.
CIS will continue to accept both cap-subject
petitions and advanced degree petitions until
a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have
been received to reach the statutory limits,
taking into account the
fact that some of these petitions may be
denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
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| HR MANAGERS SHOULD NOT BE CAUGHT OFF-GUARD: CIS H-1B Site Visits are in Full Swing. |
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For the past few months, the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, Citizenship and
Immigration Services ("CIS") has conducted an
investigation program aimed at visiting H-1B
petitioner worksites throughout the U.S.
These site visits began as part of the CIS'
goal to decrease the number of H-1B
violations and instances of fraud reported by
the H-1B Benefit Fraud & Compliance
Assessment from CIS' Office of Fraud
Detection and National Security ("FDNS"),
published this past September. According to
the FDNS' findings, as many as one in five
H-1B applications were affected by either
fraud or "technical violations" of the H-1B
program. Click to read more about what this
means for employers.
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| DO YOU E-VERIFY? New Campaign to Recognize Employers Committed to Maintaining a Legal Workforce. |
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Department of Homeland Security ("DHS")
Secretary Janet Napolitano today was joined
by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
("ICE") Assistant Secretary John Morton and
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
("CIS") Director Alejandro Mayorkas to
announce the new "I E-Verify" campaign to
recognize the approximately 170,000
businesses nationwide that seek to maintain
legal workforces by using E-Verify-DHS'
online system to verify employment
eligibility of new hires.
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| NEW NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND RULES: Northern Mariana Islands Transition to US Immigration Laws. |
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
("DHS") today announced that at 12:01 a.m. on
Nov. 28, the immigration laws of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
("CNMI") will be replaced by the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA) and other U.S.
immigration laws. The definition of "United
States" in the INA simultaneously will be
amended to include the CNMI-providing new
privileges and easing restrictions to CNMI
residents wishing to live and work in the
United States.
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| IMPORTANT CIS PROGRAMS EXTENDED: Law Extends CIS Programs through September 2012. |
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
("CIS") advises its customers that the
Department of Homeland Security ("DHS")
Appropriations Act of 2010, signed by the
President on Oct. 28, 2009, extends the
following CIS programs until Sept. 30, 2012:
* E-Verify
* Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program
* special immigrant visa category for
non-minister religious workers
* date by which J-1 nonimmigrant
exchange visitors must obtain that status in
order to qualify for the "Conrad 30" program.
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| SAVE VIDEO PROMULGATED: CIS Launches Informational Video on the SAVE Program. |
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
("CIS") today posted an informational video
on its Website that provides an overview of
the agency's Systematic Alien Verification
for Entitlements (SAVE) program.
The new video describes the immigration
status verification process and explains how
federal, state, and local benefit-granting
agencies can apply to participate in the
program. CIS encourages agencies to view
the video to determine if the SAVE program is
appropriate for their immigration status
verification needs.
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| VACCINE ALERT FROM HHS: CIS to Hold Certain Cases Pending Changes to Vaccination Requirements. |
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The Department of Health and Human Services
("HHS"), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention ("CDC") announced on November
13th, 2009 new criteria for determining which
vaccinations will be required for applicants
seeking to become lawful permanent residents.
Based on these new criteria, and beginning on
December 14th, 2009, the vaccines for herpes
zoster (zoster) and human papillomavirus
(HPV) will no longer be required for
immigration purposes.
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