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Laura Edgerton Re-Appointed as Vice-Chair of AILA's Ethics and Practice Management Committee

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Friday, 08 May 2009 11:13

Laura Edgerton has again been asked to serve as the Vice Chair of AILA's Ethics and Practice Management Committee. 

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Applicability Date for E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Extended ... Again

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Friday, 08 May 2009 11:11

The final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to begin electronically verifying the employment eligibility of their employees has again been pushed back -- this time to September 8, 2009

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CIS Issues New I-9 Handbook for Employers

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Friday, 08 May 2009 11:09

U.S. CIS has released a new version of the I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, form.  Effective April 3, 2009, all employers must use the new version of the Form I-9,dated February 2, 2009, and accept only those documents now listed on the revised Form I-9.

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ICE Advises Employers on Optional Practical Training "Cap-Gap" Extension Issues

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Friday, 08 May 2009 11:07

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently confirmed that if you employ an F-1 nonimmigrant student on post-completion optional practical training (OPT) and that student is the beneficiary of a pending or approved, cap-subject H-1B petition, the student may be able to continue working beyond the expiration date on his or her employment authorization document (EAD).

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US CIS Updates H-1B Petition Count for FY2010 - as of April 27, 2009

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Friday, 08 May 2009 11:04

The current economic situation appears to be driving down demand for H-1B visas this year as the H-1B cap was not hit during the preliminary filing window.  USCIS reports that as of April 27th it had received approximately 45,000 H-1B petitions that count toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. 

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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program Extended

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Friday, 27 March 2009 12:01

On March 12, 2009, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program (the EB-5 Investor Program) had been extended through September 30, 2009.  The extension was part of the "Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill," H.R. 1105.

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CIS Issues Updated I-9 Handbook for Employers

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Thursday, 26 March 2009 15:00

 

An updated Handbook for Employers has been released by Citizenship and Immigration Services.  The Handbook provides instructions to employers on the completion of the new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form. 
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