USCIS announced it would immediately resume premium processing for some cap-exempt H-1B petitions starting July 24, 2017. Premium processing for most H-1B petitions is still suspended, however. The H-1B petitions which can be filed with premium processing include only those filed by: An institution of higher education; A nonprofit affiliated with or related to an
Partner Christina Lee will be moderating the Trans Immigration and Mass Incarceration Panel at the Trans Law Institute on Friday, August 4th at 2 pm PT. The panel will discuss how transgender people are treated in the United States immigration and criminal justice systems, both inside and outside of detention. Panelists will discuss the impact
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17, 2017. Form I-9 is used to verify the identity and employment authorization for all individuals, citizens and noncitizens, hired for employment in the United States. The form requires an employee to attest to his or her
The International Entrepreneur Final Rule, which would allow promising foreign start-up founders who meet certain criteria to grow their companies within the United States, was set to take effect next week on July 17, 2017. Instead, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has abruptly halted the rule’s implementation, delaying the effective date of the law