On June 1, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) officially transitioned its online PERM labor certification filings from its legacy PERM portal to the FLAG System. In addition to announcing the PERM system transition, the DOL announced the release of
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Immigration Insights and Issues (III), published by Dickinson-Wright, focuses on developments and challenges in U.S. immigration law affecting employers, employees, and applicants. The blog covers topics such as visa policy changes, employment-based visa scrutiny, social media screening requirements for visa applicants, asylum application holds, and government enforcement priorities. It addresses practical compliance issues for employers sponsoring foreign professionals, updates on immigration benefit adjudications, and implications of presidential proclamations and agency memos. The content is aimed at helping legal professionals and businesses navigate evolving immigration regulations and procedural changes impacting workforce mobility and visa processing.
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August 1 Marks New Era in Remote Document Verification for Qualified E-Verify Employers as well as a New Compressed Form I-9
On August 1, all U.S. employers will have the option to use the new “one-page” Form I-9 (edition date 08/01/2023). The new August 2023 Form I-9 and Instructions are only available in draft form before August 1, 2023 via the…
Premium Processing Today: Answers to 5 Key Questions
On June 13, 2023, USCIS announced the latest phase of its effort to expand premium processing availability to those who are desperate to secure immigration status and related employment authorization for foreign national workers in the U.S. Now, applicants seeking…
USCIS Updates Guidance for “Compelling Circumstances” EADs – Key Takeaways and a Call for Reform
On June 14, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance to address eligibility criteria and standards for employment authorization involving compelling circumstances. Such policy guidance is welcome news for the small contingent of individuals eligible…
UPDATE: Form I-9 Remote Flexibility Ending July 31, 2023 / In-Person Inspection Required by August 30, 2023 – Why?
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the COVID-19 remote completion flexibilities for Form I-9 effective November 1, 2022, until July 31, 2023. On May 5, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that employers will have…
Not Selected In The Lottery? 5 H-1B Alternatives To Consider
On March 27, 2023, USCIS announced that it had received enough electronic registrations to reach the H-1B annual cap FY2024, including the advanced degree exemption (Master’s cap). While official statistics regarding the number of registrations submitted vs. that selected have…
The 4-1-1 on Telecommuting: 3 Tips to Avoid Immigration Hang-Ups
The federal government has announced that on May 11, 2023, it intends to permit the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19—declared more than three years ago—to expire. As we look back over the last few years, it is difficult to understate…
State Pay Transparency Laws: 5 Questions Employers Must Ask Before Starting a PERM Recruitment Campaign
What happened?
Over the past couple of years, multiple states have enacted pay transparency laws with the goal of increasing wage transparency for job seekers. The objective of these laws is ultimately to achieve pay equality as job seekers approach…
USCIS Redefines Dates For Filing Chart Application as to Child Status Protection Act Age
United States (US) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided welcome updated guidance to its Policy Manual regarding when an immigrant visa “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) age for certain foreign national derivatives.…
Form I-9 Remote Flexibility Ends July 31, 2023 – 5 Things to Keep in Mind
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the COVID-19 remote completion flexibilities for Form I-9, effective November 1, 2022 – July 31, 2023. Additionally, in August of 2022, DHS invited public comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)[1]…