This is a reminder for federal contractors and subcontractors that effective September 8th, 2009, they will be required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees' eligibility to work in the United States if their contract includes a Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") E-Verify...

Considering the employment verification enforcement environment we currently find ourselves in, it would be beneficial for employers to perform an internal Form I-9 audit or have a member of our highly-trained staff perform an external audit and certification. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") announced...

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary

Quoting DHS Release: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano strengthened employment eligibility verification by announcing the Administration's support for a regulation that will award federal contracts...

A foreign national may apply for lawful permanent residence status (green card), and seek a waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirements, by establishing that his or her admission to permanent residence would be in the National Interest.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday that it has delayed the implementation of an interim final rule entitled "Documents acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification" published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2008 by...

There are three potential "hot spots" for audits and investigations for the government related to the immigration and nationality laws. The first has to do with the documentation that the employer is required to maintain in connection with the H-1B nonimmigrant professional and specialty...

Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. - Winter season 2009 is here and U.S. Customs and Border Protection is providing travelers arriving on Drummond Island, Mich., via the "Ice Bridge" from Canada with information about reporting procedures.

The...

As our economy continues in its downward spiral, company mergers, acquisitions and restructurings ("transactions") are likely to continue. In general, since a merger, acquisition or restructuring is a "corporate transaction", the immigration issues often get left in the dust. For this reason, it is...

The writing was on the wall! Foreign travelers to the U.S. who require visas (since 9/11) have to attend an in-person interview at a U.S. Consulate. Yet foreign travelers to the U.S. on the Visa Waiver Program ("VWP") do not need to undergo any...

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ("WHTI") is a U.S. law that requires all travellers, including U.S. and Canadian citizens, to present a valid passport or other approved secure document when entering the United States from within the western hemisphere. The U.S. WHTI is being...