If the answer is “yes,” it is time to start thinking about obtaining an H-1B nonimmigrant visa (“H-1B visa”) so that you may stay and work in the United States.  What is an H-1B Visa? Much like when in OPT (Optional Practical Training), an H-1B visa allows you to be employed by the company sponsoring [...]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘ICE’) has launched a new effort to audit the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification records of businesses nationwide. According to the Los Angeles Times, ICE issued audit notices to more than 650 businesses around the nation on July 1, 2009.

As of today, April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers must begin using the updated I-9 form for verifying employment eligibility.  The I-9 system of employment verification, created by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, is the nation’s sole mandatory employment eligibility verification program. All U.S. employers are responsible for the completion and retention [...]

As I have written in earlier blog posts, the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) new I-9 form is on schedule for implementation on April 3, 2009.  The I-9 form is used by employers to verify employment eligibility.  The  most notable change with the new form is that employers will no longer be able to accept [...]