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H-2B Travel and Visa Costs Are the Responsibility of Employers in Some Cases - Immigration Law Blog

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Laquo; No-Match Rule to be Rescinded. Update on Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 ». H-2B Travel and Visa Costs Are the Responsibility of Employers in Some Cases. Posted at 06:42 AM in Employment Based Visas. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed. The comments to this entry are closed. Employment Eligibility and Verification. Subscribe to this blog's feed.

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Immigration Law Blog

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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program Extended. A provision in the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, H.R. 1105, signed into law on March 11, 2009, has extended the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program through September 30, 2009. Of the 10,000 investor visas (i.e., EB-5 visas) available annually, 3,000 are set aside for those who apply under a pilot program involving a USCIS-designated "Regional Center.". Is an entity, organization or agency that has been approved as such by the USCIS;. USCIS will cont...

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Immigration Law Blog: Employment Based Visas

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I-9 Compliance and H-1B/L-1 Fraud Detection Take Center Stage. 1 ICE agents reviewed more than 85,000 Forms I-9 and identified more than 14,000 suspect documents approximately 16% of the total number reviewed thus far. 2 To date, ICE has issued 61 Notices of Intent to Fine, resulting in $2,310,255 in fines. 4 ICE closed 326 cases after the businesses were found to be in compliance with applicable immigration laws or after they were served with Warning Notices in expectation of future compliance. In light...

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ICE Priorities for Worksite Enforcement Clarified - Immigration Law Blog

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Laquo; U.S. Department of Labor Activates iCERT Portal. Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration Date of June 30, 2009 ». ICE Priorities for Worksite Enforcement Clarified. ICE will continue to arrest and process for removal any illegal workers who are found in the course of these worksite enforcement actions in a manner consistent with immigration law and DHS priorities. Humanitarian guidelines will remain in effect, impacting worksite enforcements involving 25 or more illegal workers. T...In a ...

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"No-Match" Rule to be Rescinded - Immigration Law Blog

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Laquo; Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration Date of June 30, 2009. H-2B Travel and Visa Costs Are the Responsibility of Employers in Some Cases ». No-Match" Rule to be Rescinded. Posted at 05:49 AM in Employment Eligibility and Verification. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed. The comments to this entry are closed. Employment Eligibility and Verification. Subscribe to this blog's feed.

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Update on Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 - Immigration Law Blog

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Laquo; H-2B Travel and Visa Costs Are the Responsibility of Employers in Some Cases. Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009 ». Update on Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. USCIS announced that the Office of Management and Budget has extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to Aug. 31, 2012. Consequently, USCIS has amended the form to reflect a new revision date of Aug. 7, 2009. The comments to this entry are closed.

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Immigration Law Blog: October 2009

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Laquo; September 2009. November 2009 ». EB-5 Pilot Program and Religious Worker Programs Extended. The law also includes a provision directing USCIS to complete processing of permanent residence applications for surviving spouses and other relatives of immigration sponsors who die during the application process (section 568). Posted at 08:12 AM. Employment Eligibility and Verification. Subscribe to this blog's feed.

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I-9 Compliance and H-1B/L-1 Fraud Detection Take Center Stage - Immigration Law Blog

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Laquo; EB-5 Pilot Program and Religious Worker Programs Extended. I-9 Compliance and H-1B/L-1 Fraud Detection Take Center Stage. 1 ICE agents reviewed more than 85,000 Forms I-9 and identified more than 14,000 suspect documents approximately 16% of the total number reviewed thus far. 2 To date, ICE has issued 61 Notices of Intent to Fine, resulting in $2,310,255 in fines. Pay to H-1B workers (and sometimes similarly employed American workers), civil money penalties of up to $1,000 to $35,000 per violatio...

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Immigration Law Blog: Employment Eligibility and Verification

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Employment Eligibility and Verification. I-9 Compliance and H-1B/L-1 Fraud Detection Take Center Stage. 1 ICE agents reviewed more than 85,000 Forms I-9 and identified more than 14,000 suspect documents approximately 16% of the total number reviewed thus far. 2 To date, ICE has issued 61 Notices of Intent to Fine, resulting in $2,310,255 in fines. Pay to H-1B workers (and sometimes similarly employed American workers), civil money penalties of up to $1,000 to $35,000 per violation, disqualification from ...

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Revised Form I-9 Now Required - Immigration Law Blog

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Laquo; EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program Extended. US Department of Labor Activates iCERT Portal ». Revised Form I-9 Now Required. Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification with revision date of 02/02/09 must now be used by all U.S. employers. Employers may no longer use previous versions of the Form I-9. The revision date is printed on the lower right-hand corner of the form. Call the toll-free forms line at 1-800-870-3676. Posted at 03:15 AM in Employment Eligibility and Verification. The infor...