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Starting April 3, employers must use a revised Employment Eligibility Verification form I-9 which is dated February 2, 2009. Until such time, employers must continue to use the I-9 form dated June 5, 2007. The most significant changes in the new form are: a) Only unexpired documents will be acceptable.…

Yesterday, the House and Senate delivered yet another signal that the political tide for immigration reform is getting stronger with their introduction of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act [Senate] and the American Dream Act [House]. The bill is a strong bipartisan effort and a sign…

As I am writing this post, my fingers are hurting from the amount of H1B forms I had to sign today. We are almost ready with our cases. Yet, last minute clients are calling in need of our services. Tomorrow will be the last day we accept cases (I promised…

We are reporting constantly on this program. As many of you know, On 23 February the United States Army initiated a pilot test that allows the enlistment of certain legal non citizens with foreign language abilities under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) Recruitment Pilot. This test…

The Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition (TBSC) has installed video cameras mostly on private properties on the Texas border and made the streaming video on its BlueServo.net website. People can register on the site for free as “Virtual Texas Deputies” to monitor the live video and anonymously report suspicious activities via…

Recently President Obama told the lawmakers that he will travel next month to Mexico to discuss escalating violence from drug cartels and immigration with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, White House officials said. During the campaign, Obama supported a comprehensive overhaul of immigration policy, including creation of a possible path to…

Most H1B applicants assume that as long as they mail the cases on April 1, USCIS will consider it filed. Well today we have some new clarifications from USCIS. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2010…

We post a practice tip from AILA member Jill Bussey at Baker and McKenzie, very useful A close review of Paragraph E of the April 2009 Visa Bulletin, issued March 9, 2009, reveals the Employment Third Preference Worldwide and Philippine cut off of March 1, 2003 was effective immediately upon…